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As Dean, I have worked with Doug for over 3 years, focusing on strategic vision, management and organizational change, personnel selection, and building a leadership team. All of this has been in the midst of budget crises and transformative change. I owe much to Doug's support as a skilled listener and diagnostician regarding organization, change management, and leadership. His time and other resources have been invaluable in executing in ways that have allowed real transformation and a much higher level of faculty and student engagement and ownership to take place at this school in a fairly short period of time.

Robert C. Pianta, Ph.D.; Dean, Curry School of Education, University of Virginia

Working with Doug Silsbee has provided me with an opportunity to take a look how my change commitments (e.g., delegating more and being a more confident and relaxed public speaker) were in direct conflict with other "commitments" I hadn't realized I was clinging to so tenaciously. Working with this conundrum has provided significant progress towards creating extra time and space to be a more strategic thinker, a more energized and well-balanced employee, and a better leader within my organization.

Carrie Thompson; Director of Strategy, Budget and Outreach, Economic Growth, Agriculture and Trade Bureau, US Agency for International Development