About the Portal

The purpose of this Center of Excellence is to provide a GPS to guide you through the discoveries, thoughts and experiences on your journey to Excellence.

The Center of Excellence provides a portal to thought provoking and industry leading concepts and practices on Excellence, Leadership and High Performance Organizations. The GPS tab provides access to topic-specific webinars, discussion groups as well as personal and business consulting engagements. The Book Store provides links to reading material on leadership, excellence, and other materials to help support our journey.

About Me

My name is Skip Gilbert and I have been on a 30-year quest to discover why some people and businesses are more successful than others. Along the way it became clear that the pursuit of Excellence was the key component in their success.

Throughout my career I have had the great fortune to work in some of the finest companies in the world. Through education and experiences I have had the opportunity to lead and develop people, improve systems, and observe and influence Excellence, both in-theory and first hand.

My career includes successes with large and leading-edge companies such as UPS, Quaker Oats, Apple and ADP.  Additionally, I have provided leadership at smaller firms or startups such as Business Concepts, Integrated Project Management, LifeSafe Services and PowerSchool. I have served in positions ranging from the front line to the highest level in business including: Truck Unloader, Supervisor, Industrial Engineer, IT Manager, Project Manager, Program Manager, Director, Vice President, General Manager, President and CEO.

I have always had an interest in making things better, leading me to a growing curiosity about why some people and organizations are more successful than others. I found over my career that I gravitated toward opportunities to lead improvement efforts. I have had a front row seat to learn, observe and experience the successes and failures that lead to achieving excellence. Through these opportunities I received an outstanding education from leaders in business, consulting and academia in a real-life learning lab in which to grow and experiment.

My accomplishments include leading disruptive innovations such as the Gatorade Sports Bottle™, improving the productivity of manufacturing and service systems by as much as 100%, and creating High Performing Organizations. Considered an authority on Excellence, Leadership and developing High Performance Organizations, I have authored multiple books and materials as well served as mentor to leaders professionally and personally.

My calling now is to share that knowledge with you to help you drive your success. I am looking forward to our journey together.

Thanks,

Skip Gilbert