Don Grayson, PhD

Specialties and Interests

• Consulting Psychology - External Consulting
• Psychological Assessment for Hire, Promotion and Development
• Executive Coaching
• Team Assessment and Development
• Teambuilding Between Groups
• Organization Assessment and Development
• Management Studies
• Leadership Training and Development

Background

• Independent Consulting Psychology Practice (1987 - Present)
• President, PsyPro Corporation (1998 - Present)
• Senior Consulting Psychologist, RHR International Inc. (1981 - 1987)

Courses Taught

• Individual Assessment for Business and Career
• Executive Coaching
• Adult and Career Development

Research Interests

• New Models of Leadership and Followership
• Management Fads - a "Folie-a-Deux" between consultant and client
• Executive Self-Honesty Hampered by Expert Advice
• Executive Words, Executive Actions - Walking the Talk
• Psychological Safety

Selected Publications and Presentations

• Contributing Author in Coaching for Leadership - How the World's Greatest Coaches Help Leaders Learn, Jossey-Bass, 2000
• Co-author of the Professional Development Report (computer generated personality profile, based on the NEO Personality Inventory, for use in organizational settings), Psychological Assessment Resources, 1999
• Co-author of the Couples Compatibility Report (computer generated comparison of personalities, based on the NEO Personality Inventory), Psychological Assessment Resources, 2000

Education

• PhD, Counseling Psychology, University of Utah (1979)
• BA, Psychology, University of Massachusetts (1974)

Clients (Partial list)

• Baker-Hughes International
• British Petroleum
• City of Anaheim
• City of Long Beach
• City of Pasadena
• City of Reno
• Gateway Computers
• Invitrogen
• Joint Powers Insurance Agency
• KPMG
• McCormick & Company
• Nellcor-Puritan Bennett
• ResMed
• Steelcase
• Solar Turbines
• Thomas Bros. Maps