Don Grimme
Don Grimme [pronounced grimm–me] is the President of GHR Training Solutions [www.GHR-Training.com], a nationwide “workplace people solutions” consulting firm … and is a leading expert on such topics as employee retention, workplace violence, diversity, harassment, burnout, and interpersonal effectiveness. His www.Employee-Retention-HQ.com and www.Workplace-Violence-HQ.com websites and articles are among the most frequently-quoted resources on the subjects.
Don and his wife/partner, Sheryl, have trained organizations in every sector of the economy – ranging from Novartis, AOL and Nestle-Purina to Phelps Dunbar LLP and the CVPH Medical Center … and from the District of Columbia and Las Vegas to the Veterans Administration, USDA, Department of Homeland Security and NASA.
His keynote presentations at major conferences include SHRM, IPMA-HR, CUPA-HR, Meeting Professionals International, the American Society for Industrial Security, Association of Health-System Pharmacists, and Employers' Assoc. of Trinidad/Tobago … among many others.
Don’s electronic newsletter, The Grimme Report [www.WorkplacePeopleSolutions.com], is read by over 20,000 executives in industry and government … and often reprinted. The Grimmes’ groundbreaking book on managing people in today’s workplace – The New Manager’s Tool Kit, published by AMACOM – will be on bookshelves in November 2008.
Don’s articles and interviews have appeared on the front page of the Wall Street Journal (thrice) and in numerous other publications (e.g., HR Magazine, Workforce and Reuters) … on ABC News … and on radio programs like the nationally syndicated Jim Bohanan Show.
Don’s televised interview for the SweepsFeed news service has been aired on dozens of TV stations across the U.S. … and his nationwide study on the “Impact of 9/11 on the American Workplace” was used to produce a Today Show segment.
Prior to founding his consulting firm in 1998, Don was a Corporate Human Resource Manager and Director. He brings to bear over two decades of HR and training expertise – acquired at both Fortune 50 and Inc 500 corporations. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Speech & Drama, with graduate studies in Human Resource Management at Cornell and The New School.
Don was born and raised in New Jersey. After college and his military service in Vietnam (during which he was awarded the Bronze Star), he began his career in New York City – where he met his wife of 31 years. They’ve lived in South Florida for the past 25 years – traveling throughout the country to deliver their training and speaking services.
Don Grimme [pronounced grimm–me] is the President of GHR Training Solutions [www.GHR-Training.com], a nationwide “workplace people solutions” consulting firm … and is a leading expert on such topics as employee retention, workplace violence, diversity, harassment, burnout, and interpersonal effectiveness. His www.Employee-Retention-HQ.com and www.Workplace-Violence-HQ.com websites and articles are among the most frequently-quoted resources on the subjects.
Don and his wife/partner, Sheryl, have trained organizations in every sector of the economy – ranging from Novartis, AOL and Nestle-Purina to Phelps Dunbar LLP and the CVPH Medical Center … and from the District of Columbia and Las Vegas to the Veterans Administration, USDA, Department of Homeland Security and NASA.
His keynote presentations at major conferences include SHRM, IPMA-HR, CUPA-HR, Meeting Professionals International, the American Society for Industrial Security, Association of Health-System Pharmacists, and Employers' Assoc. of Trinidad/Tobago … among many others.
Don’s electronic newsletter, The Grimme Report [www.WorkplacePeopleSolutions.com], is read by over 20,000 executives in industry and government … and often reprinted. The Grimmes’ groundbreaking book on managing people in today’s workplace – The New Manager’s Tool Kit, published by AMACOM – will be on bookshelves in November 2008.
Don’s articles and interviews have appeared on the front page of the Wall Street Journal (thrice) and in numerous other publications (e.g., HR Magazine, Workforce and Reuters) … on ABC News … and on radio programs like the nationally syndicated Jim Bohanan Show.
Don’s televised interview for the SweepsFeed news service has been aired on dozens of TV stations across the U.S. … and his nationwide study on the “Impact of 9/11 on the American Workplace” was used to produce a Today Show segment.
Prior to founding his consulting firm in 1998, Don was a Corporate Human Resource Manager and Director. He brings to bear over two decades of HR and training expertise – acquired at both Fortune 50 and Inc 500 corporations. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Speech & Drama, with graduate studies in Human Resource Management at Cornell and The New School.
Don was born and raised in New Jersey. After college and his military service in Vietnam (during which he was awarded the Bronze Star), he began his career in New York City – where he met his wife of 31 years. They’ve lived in South Florida for the past 25 years – traveling throughout the country to deliver their training and speaking services.
