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    Don Grimme [pronounced grimm–me] is the president of a nationwide “workplace people solutions” training firm … author of the groundbreaking new book on managing people in today’s workplace, The New Manager’s Tool Kit, published by AMACOM … and a leading expert on such topics as employee retention, workplace violence, diversity, harassment, burnout, and interpersonal effectiveness. His topic-specific websites and articles are among the most frequently-quoted resources on the subjects.

    Don has 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, MPI, the American Society for Industrial Security, Association of Health-System Pharmacists, and Employers' Association of Trinidad/Tobago … among many others.

    Don’s electronic newsletter, The Grimme Report is read by over 20,000 executives in industry and government … and often reprinted. His 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 training firm in 1998, Don Grimme was a Corporate Human Resource Manager and Director. He brings to bear over two decades of HR, management and training expertise – acquired at both Fortune 50 and Inc 500 corporations (including Motorola and Marsh & McLennan/Mercer). 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 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 29 years – traveling throughout the country to deliver their training and speaking services.

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