Dick Grote

Dick Grote: Profile

Dick Grote brings an impressive set of credentials. His bachelor's degree is from Colgate University; his master's from Southern Methodist University. Trained originally as an industrial engineer, he joined General Electric after college and graduated from their acclaimed Manufacturing Management Training Program.Dick spent a total of fifteen years with General Electric, United Air Lines and Frito-Lay, the last five as corporate director of training and development. Since 1977 he has been a consultant and speaker on leadership, performance management, and building organizational excellence. His clients include some of the largest and most prestigious organizations, public and private, in North America, Western Europe, and Southeast Asia.

His articles and essays appear in the Harvard Business Review and The Wall Street Journal. Interviews with Dick Grote have appeared in Psychology Today and Business Week. He is president of Grote Consulting Corporation in Dallas, Texas, adjunct professor of management at the University of Dallas Graduate School, and a regular commentator for National Public Radio. His books are published by the American Management Association. His biography appears in Who's Who in America.

A platform master, Dick engages his audience with vast experience, real examples, practical advice, unexpected insights, and genuine good humor.

Here's what Dick says about his approach to delivering a presentation:

"I've been making keynote presentations and addressing management conferences for over twenty years. In every one of those presentations, my fundamental goal is the same: to give my audience the skills, the knowledge, and the genuine enthusiasm to increase their effectiveness.

"Quite frankly, I have a bias toward action. I want every listener to leave my presentation not only with a genuine commitment to put the ideas I'll give them into action, but the skills that they need to make those results happen."

"I tailor every presentation I make - keynote address, workshop, seminar, or management consultation - to my client's specific objectives. A question I will always ask you is, "What's my job?"

"Every program I deliver is marked by high energy, genuine enthusiasm, solid research, a tremendous depth of content and the motivation to succeed in transforming ideas into action."