The Wisdom Paper: Introducing the first of a new type of article in an occasional series.

Abstract

For me, in addition to being an unexpected personal loss, it had a distinct professional impact. I was just stepping into my tenure as the editor of Consulting Psychology Journal (CPJ) and had been talking with Bob about taking on a special project. I had an idea that we could formalize a new kind of paper that would make it possible for CPJ to capture more of the impressive knowledge that is held by consulting psychologists. I asked Bob if he would test this idea out by writing about what he had learned from his years of experience and reflection in the field. Bob seemed an ideal candidate because of his constant striving to understand and improve himself and his practice, as well as others in the field and their respective practices. He was open to the idea, with his characteristic commitment to learning and innovation, and not concerned that the kind of paper I was suggesting did not fall easily into the standard types usually published in the journal. In fact, he rather liked the idea of breaking set. I looked forward to working with Bob on the development of his paper and figuring out the larger concept.