About Win With People, Inc. and Dr. Dan Grandstaff

Win With People, Inc. helps companies leverage their most valuable assets: employees and customers.

Dr. Dan Grandstaff

Dr. Dan Grandstaff, the president and founder, has over 25 years experience helping individuals, groups, and organizations work at their best. He has been an executive in both corporate and nonprofit settings, and has worked with dozens of companies as a business coach and consultant. He has drawn from his behavioral health background and his business experience to design customer service and employee development strategies that bring lasting results.

He is an ICF Professional Certified Coach and a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach. He is the creator of the Grandstaff Work Enhancement Profile (GWEP) and has more than 20 years experience using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) with individuals, teams, and organizations. He uses a variety of state-of-the-art computerized assessments, and is certified in the MBTI, the DISC family of assessments, TriMetrix, TotalView, the Denison Culture Survey and Denison Leadership 360, the Attribute Index, ASSESS, and is a Certified Professional Behavioral Analyst. He is a Certified Focusing Professional and a Certified Facilitator for the QBQ Personal Accountability program.

Dr. Grandstaff developed the Natural Speaking coaching program and has helped hundreds of people improve their presentation and interpersonal skills. As an organizational consultant, he has facilitated hundreds of group meetings and has developed highly effective methods for helping groups function at their best. He is the author of the book Speaking As a Professional (W. W. Norton, 2004) and co-author with Brian Tracy, Mark Victor Hansen, et. al., of Create the Business Breakthrough You Want: Secrets and Strategies from the World's Greatest Mentors.

He received his doctorate from the McCormick Graduate School with a focus in organizational development and change management. His research dealt with strategies for preventing leadership burnout. He received an M.S.W. degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an M.Div. Degree from Princeton Seminary, both with emphases in counseling and human behavior.  He is a graduate of the Coaches Training Institute and also did postgraduate training in leadership development from the Center for Creative Leadership and the Graduate School of Corporate Coaching.

Dr. Grandstaff is a member of the American Society for Training and Development, the Association for Psychological Type, the Focusing Institute, the Triangle OD Network, the International Coaches Federation, and Sales and Marketing Executives. He teaches in the Communication Certificate Program at Duke University and speaks widely on enhanced work performance and collaborative innovation.

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