Biography of Dr. Mardy: drmardy.com

Ifferisms: An Anthology of
Aphorisms That Begin
with the Word "IF"

Coming in September 2009

I Never Metaphor I Didn't Like:
A Comprehensive Compilation of History's Greatest Analogies, Metaphors, and Similes

Viva la Repartee:
Clever Comebacks & Witty Retorts from History's Great Wits & Wordsmiths

Oxymoronica:
Paradoxical Wit and Wisdom from History's Greatest Wordsmiths

Never Let a Fool Kiss You or a Kiss Fool You:
Chiasmus and a World of Chiastic Quotations

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Dr. Mardy Grothe is a psychologist who lived and practiced in New England for over twenty-five years. Originally trained as an individual therapist and marriage counselor, he expanded his practice to the business arena in the early 1980s. He was instrumental in establishing an important sub-specialty in the field of management consulting — helping business owners, business partners, and top executives resolve personal and interpersonal problems. In 1984, a cover story in Inc. magazine (titled "Sparring Partners") called him a pioneer in the new and emerging field of "business therapy." Much of his work is now better described by expressions like Executive Coaching and Team-Building.

In addition to his clinical practice and consulting work, Grothe is also an engaging and entertaining speaker. He gives scores of seminars every year to CEO groups that are part of an international network known as The Executive Committee (TEC). He is also a popular speaker at the annual meetings of trade and professional associations. His seminars and speeches are on topics such as "Effective Leadership," "Forging the Leader-Follower Connection," and "Creative Conflict Resolution."

He is the co-author of a number of "business" books:

Problem Bosses: Who They Are and How to Deal With Them (1987)
Problem Employees: How to Improve Their Performance (1991)
Can This Partnership Be Saved? (1993)
Dealing With Difficult Colleagues (England, 1996)

And four books in the "word and language" arena:

Never Let a Fool Kiss You or a Kiss Fool You:
Chiasmus and a World of Quotations That Mean What They Say and Say What They Mean
(Viking, 1999)

Oxymoronica:
Paradoxical Wit & Wisdom From History's Greatest Wordsmiths
(HarperCollins, 2004)

Viva la Repartee:
Clever Comebacks & Witty Retorts From History's Great Wits & Wordsmiths
(HarperCollins, 2005)

I Never Metaphor I Didn't Like:
A Comprehensive Compilation of History's Greatest Analogies, Metaphors, and Similes
(HarperCollins, 2008)

These four books reflect Grothe's longstanding interest in words, language, and quotations. As some people collect coins or stamps or butterflies, he is a passionate quotation collector, with well over 100,000 quotations in his personal collection. In the coming years, he looks forward to producing more books in this area. His next book (to be published by HarperCollins in September of 2009) is:

Ifferisms:
An Anthology of Aphorisms that Begin With the Word "If"

His future book projects include such titles as:

Luxurious Wives and Uxorious Husbands
Two Kinds of People and Three Kinds of Lies
The Dictionary of Quotable Definitions & Definitive Quotes
Chaste Makes Waste & Familiarity Breeds Consent

Born and raised in North Dakota, Grothe graduated from the University of North Dakota in 1964. In the mid-1960s he worked for three years as Director of Student Activities at Beloit College in Beloit, Wisconsin. In 1968, he embarked on a doctoral program in psychology at Columbia University in New York City, receiving his Ph.D. in 1974. For many years, Grothe lived in the western suburbs of Boston. In 2005, he and his wife Katherine moved to Raleigh, North Carolina. They have four grown children and one grandchild.