Gestalt

According the Merriam-Webster on-line, gestalt is a German word meaning:

a structure, configuration, or pattern of physical, biological, or psychological phenomena so integrated as to constitute a functional unit with properties not derivable by summation of its parts

Huh?

I prefer Aristotle's definition:

The whole is more than the sum of its parts

I think Aristotle would have liked Gestalt (the company, not the confusing definition for the German word). We embody the true spirit of the quote - each individual employee is great in their own right, but only by working together do we reach our full potential. Only by collaborating, un-selfishly, do we reach true gestalt - a whole that is much more than the sum of its parts.

This week I celebrate my four year anniversary with Gestalt, LLC and as I reflect on my time here and the people I've collaborated with and the accomplishments we've collectively achieved, I am truly humbled. I look forward to starting my fifth year of service with the same enthusiasm I felt on the first day. The future can be scary and at the same time exhilarating – but I know that together we can continue to reach our gestalt.