"Following two years of postdoctoral active duty as a research officer studying motivation, morale, leadership and training at the U.S. Navy Personnel Research and Development Center in San Diego, Farson entered private practice in La Jolla, Calif., as a consulting psychologist.At the same time he teamed with his former University of Chicago professor, Thomas Gordon (psychologist), best known for his books and programs in parent and leadership effectiveness training, to form the management consulting firm Gordon and Farson Associates.