Whiz, is that all there is? On the eve of becoming a partner known consulting firm ("MBA stuff dreams are made of"), a senior executive begins to ask what he was doing with his life. Walt Shill graduated eight years ago from the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Virginia and worked his way up the consultancy McKinsey, the first American to become a partner in the Japanese office. Shill and his family returned to the United States, where he begins to question his goals. First, it seems that Shill has no target to strive for. Having achieved his goal, Shill set on an adventure to find his sense of life. He gets in good enough shape to take cross-country cycling, which he completed. This is a blatant case of Shill tells the story and what he learned along the way. It ends with a promise to himself Shill be less conviction and walk through life with eyes wide open. CD with clips from interviews Shill accompanies business. "Hide
by James G. Clawson, Greg Bevan Source: Darden School of Business 13 pages. Publication Date: September 22, 2003. Prod. #: UV3236-PDF-ENG
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