Robert Gilfoyle - Services to Engineering and IT Firms

High Technology, Engineering & Science

Rob Gilfoyle has over 10 years experience assisting high technology, engineering and science organizations in improving their effectiveness and results; he has worked with major clean energy, spatial technologies, semiconductor manufacturing, pure research and IT companies.

Rob has successfully designed and facilitated many complex, technical, multi-stakeholder decision making and planning sessions, as well as comprehensive leadership development processes.

His success can be attributed to the use of a rigorous methodology that involves understanding the culture of the organization or department and its current strategy. This includes identification of and planning for any group dynamic issues that may inhibit open, productive communication.

Unique charasteristics of knowledge workers

As a result of his experience, Rob has learned that highly intelligent knowledge workers have some unique characteristics that create both opportunities and challenges. They must be taken into account when engaged in planning or leadership development activities in this sector.

The strengths knowledge workers have in analytical thinking and attention to detail - so important when solving certain types of technical problems - can become barriers to progress when they need to take a strategic approach to planning for the future;
A passion for developing technical expertise is common. A similar level of commitment to developing interpersonal and leadership skills is not as common.
Thoroughly understanding the technical aspects of an issue and prioritizing time to doing so can be very productive... but diminishing returns occur if too much time and energy is placed on this at the expense of understanding and responding to customer needs and wants

A partial list of Rob Gilfoyle's high technology, engineering and science clientele

National Semiconductor, USA
Daimler Benz, Germany
Ballard Power
SNC-Lavalin
BC Hydro
Accenture Utilities BPO Services
MITACS - Mathematics of Information Technology and Complex Systems
Alberta Research Institute
Electronic Arts Canada