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Dr. David S. Gruder, Ph.D., D.CEP, was born in 1954. An integrity development expert, his doctorate is in clinical psychology with a secondary emphasis in organizational development and conflict resolution. Dr. Gruder has spoken, trained, consulted and written about various aspects of personal, relationship, business, societal, leadership and political integrity for over 20 years. He has also provided organizational analyses, staff training, team development and executive mentoring for executives, administrators, leaders, businesses and academic institutions, in addition to having maintained a private psychotherapy practice from 1980 until 2000.
Dr. Gruder has authored two print books, three e-books, CD sets and training manuals. His first print book, Sensible Self-Help, won two book awards, including Colliers 1997 Mental Health Book of the Year. His second print book, The New IQ: How Integrity Intelligence Serves You, Your Relationships and Our World, was released in January 2008. Details are available at TheNewIQ.com.
Book Review
By: Norman Goldman, Editor of Bookpleasures.com February 4, 2008
Before I read David Gruder's The New IQ: How Integrity Intelligence Serves You, Your Relationships and Our World, I was completely clueless as to what was IQ integrity.
After digesting Gruder's astute perceptions, I have to admit that he definitely is onto something worthy of consideration.
According to Gruder, integrity is not a vague and abstract notion but rather a practical and action-oriented way of life. In fact, most of us would have difficulty in grasping the concept unless it is pointed out to us. Although, as mentioned, there are exceptions where some individuals are gifted natural developers who seem to have the knack of naturally knowing how to free themselves from their baggage and mature into effective, empowered, authentic, creative, loving, service-oriented, integrity-oriented adults. And they are quite good at manifesting their intentions.
In other words, they have the good fortune of being born with one of the most important forms of intelligence that aid them in developing more effectively and efficiently than the rest of us.
However, such is not the case for the majority of us and we are termed, according to Gruder, "deliberate developers" who must learn the art of integrated development. This basically is the nitty-gritty of what The New IQ How Integrity Intelligence Serves You, Your Relationships and Our World is all about as Gruder paves the way in showing his readers how to attain this goal.
From the onset of the book, Gruder informs his readers that Integrity comprises three fundamental core drives: authenticity, connection and impact, and as we are informed, understanding them turns integrity from some vague notion into a practical necessity. Understanding how to align these three core drives will enable us to experience true fulfillment that will lead to satisfying and effective relationships and will make the world a better place. In essence, "Integrity is the wholeness that comes when we are fully authentic as an individual, compassionate and effective co-creators with others, and servants of collective highest good. The essence of integrity is this three-dimensional alignment."
This primer not only examines in depth how to recognize and understand these three core drives but also to learn how to put them to work in our everyday lives.
As revealed, we are a three-dimensional self and there are significant consequences when we are less than our three-dimensional self. Unfortunately, today there exists a lack of integrity that has caused a great deal of damage. As Gruder mentions, if we only focus on one aspect of our 3D self at the expense of either or both of the other aspects, we cannot have personal fulfillment and furthermore our relationships suffer as we become selfish in the world and our integrity suffers. Conflicts among our three core drives are responsible for many of the personal, relationship and leadership problems of today such as the shady lending practices to the disastrous questions about President Bush's handling of the affairs pertaining to Iraq and Iran.
Gruder is a passionate and dedicated writer with a straightforward and knowledgeable voice who is able to effectively communicate his ideas in an inspiring manner. Some may find the advice too simplistic and artificial, however this is its greatest strength with its user-friendliness and clarity in helping us comprehend what integrity is all about.
As for his qualifications, they are impeccable. Gruder holds a doctorate in clinical psychology with a secondary emphasis in organizational development. He is Executive Director of Willingness Works® in Del Mar California and he lectures, trains and consults worldwide in Personal Relationship & Leadership Integrity Development. He has provided negotiation skills training to ambassadors and other delegates to the World Trade Organization through a project that was co-sponsored by South Center in Geneva, Switzerland, Switzerland and Action Aid in Pakistan. His first print book Sensible Self-Help was the recipient of two book awards, including Colliers 1997 Manual Health Book of the Year.
No doubt, this is the kind of book you will want to read and dip back in from time-to-time for a quick refresher in helping us rethink our everyday behavior in order to shape our lives.
Here are but a few of the many kudos The New IQ has already received from leaders across an extremely broad range of fields, including business, psychology, education, international relations, the media and more...
“A once-in-a-generation book, galvanizing the human spirit toward a more positive and evolutionary future, and igniting our inner sense of conscientiousness, honor and integrity.” ~~ Lee Pulos, Ph.D., author of The Power of Visualization and The Biology of Empowerment
“Leaders need an integrity check-up and Dr. David Gruder is just the man to do it. Too many well-meaning leaders haven’t made the connection between their personal and relationship development and their effectiveness in the collective arena. Dr. Gruder’s simple yet powerful integrity model provides a much-needed shot in the arm.” ~~ Ken Blanchard, co-author of The One Minute Manager® and Leading at a Higher Level
“If more people understood Dr. Gruder's definition of synergy, and the difference between compromise and true win-win collaboration, we could see a lot more happy marriages and a lot fewer wars.” ~~ Shel Horowitz, award-winning author of Principled Profit: Marketing That Puts People First, founder of the Business Ethics Pledge, http://www.business-ethics-pledge.org
“The world’s first complete step-by-step guide to developing integrity. Integrates the worlds of personal, relationship and leadership development more tightly, compellingly and practically than any other book has ever done. A must read for anyone who wants to make a difference.” ~~ Robert Schwarz, Psy.D. National Director of Mars Venus Workplace Seminars “Profound, yet incredibly easy to read and digest – I could barely put it down. I wouldn’t be at all surprised if ‘Dr. David Gruder’ became a household name as the person who spearheaded a massive transition and transformation in our individual, relational and societal integrity and wholeness.” ~~ Constance Wells, Senior Vice-President, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
“Any human resources executive in the role of being the organization’s moral compass or ‘canary in the coal mine’ should make this a must-read, among the more standard business literature.” ~~ Victoria Berger-Gross, Senior Vice President - Human Resources, Tiffany & Co. “A practical handbook by a pragmatic visionary, Dr. Gruder offers in The New IQ a powerful lens that reframes many of the problems that vex us today, from our most intimate personal relationships to the international issues that now plague humankind, casting them in a light that makes creating more useful breakthroughs possible.” ~~ Robert W. Fuller, Ph.D., co-founder of The Hunger Project, former president of Oberlin College.
“The New IQ is right on target! If policy makers and leaders from both the developed and developing world took Gruder’s words of wisdom to heart, we would see less political game playing and rhetoric on the international stage and a real movement towards fulfilling the human rights and dignity of vulnerable populations in our world.” ~~ Aileen Kwa, co-author of Behind the Scenes at the WTO (World Trade Organization): The Real World of International Trade Negotiations “The New IQ goes beyond the usual self-understanding or self-help book by showing the individual how to function with integrity not only in her or his immediate surroundings, but, as well, as a contributing part of the larger society.” ~~ Robert L. Hilliard, Ph.D., former chief of Public Broadcasting at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
“The New IQ brings clarity to the complexities of personal development that is not available from any other source. An excellent step-by-step guide for finding one’s own formula for a complete, confident and productive life. A most excellent and important read, both for today’s leaders and the leaders of tomorrow.” ~~ Mort Mondale, retired National Educational Association professional development specialist; brother of former Vice President Walter Mondale “The book of the decade! This long-overdue system for dealing with all of today’s hugely damaging social and political issues through upgrading our understanding of integrity offers the gold it would otherwise take ten other books to reveal.” ~~ C. Norman Shealy, M.D., Ph.D, Founding President, American Holistic Medical Association; President, Holos University Graduate Seminary; author of numerous books and articles
“The twenty-first century’s first sensible, down-to-earth and comprehensive guide for integrity-based adult development during perilous times, The New IQ material needs to become a key resource for all patients in any kind of mind-body treatment program.” ~~ Jude Gladstone Cade, Ph.D., Head, Psychology & Spiritual Programs, Sanoviv Medical Institute
“A smart, thoughtful, well-written resource for developing and sustaining integrity, with practical applications and clear direction for the reader... a sorely needed book in these morally and ethically ambiguous times.” ~~ Belleruth Naparstek, author of Invisible Heroes: Survivors of Trauma & How They Heal; and creator of the Health Journeys guided imagery audio series “You can read 10 self-help books or you can read The New IQ, which is much more than a self-help book. This compassionate guidebook is full of practical wisdom for becoming complete human beings.” ~~ Larry Stoler, MSSA, Ph.D., psychologist, social worker and president of the Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology “The New IQ organizes the many steps in personal, relationship and leadership development into a unified whole, explaining how they fit into a grand developmental scheme. David’s insights may result in him one day being regarded as ‘The Sigmund Freud of the twenty-first century.’” ~~ Dawson Church, Ph.D., author of Soul Medicine and The Genie in Your Genes; co-founder of the Soul Medicine Institute “If you only read one book this year about your own development as a truly three-dimensional human being, this is the one!” ~~ George J. Pratt, Ph.D., Chairman, Psychology, Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla; Coauthor, Instant Emotional Healing: Acupressure for the Emotions
“Easily the clearest roadmap for putting one foot in front of the other in the marathon of living closer to our ideals and vision in the raw reality of our day-to-day existence.” ~~ Paula Newby-Fraser, 8-time Ironman Triathlon World Champion, and “Greatest All-Around Female Athlete in the World” by ABC’s Wide World of Sports
Dr. David Gruder, Ph.D., is the Founder and Executive Director of Integrity Revolution, LLC, and its subsidiary, Willingness Works®. He developed the [[IntegrityPledge.org|Integrity Pledge campaign and the Politician Integrity Rating Tool (PIRT) [1].
Dr. Gruder has provided training programs and consulting for business, academic and coaching organizations, such as the Wellcoaches® Corporation, IDS/American Express®, Vistage® (formerly known as The Executive Committee/TEC), the San Diego County Department of Education Management Academy, University of California San Diego Medical School, San Diego State University, Hocking College in Ohio, and for family-owned businesses and entrepreneurs.
Dr. Gruder has provided negotiation skills training to ambassadors and other delegates to the World Trade Organization through a project co-sponsored by South Centre in Geneva, Switzerland and Action Aid in Pakistan.
Dr. Gruder is dually licensed as a psychologist and as a marriage & family therapist, and is a California-approved Continuing Education provider for psychologists, marriage & family therapists, social workers, nurses and drug & alcohol counselors and has given hundreds of lectures and workshops.
Dr. Gruder teaches graduate courses in Archetypes, Human Development and Energy Psychology at the California Institute for Human Science in Encinitas, California. Dr. Gruder is also active in the ManKind Project, an international non-profit organization for men. He is a past Board member for the San Diego Community of ManKind Project International and has staffed a number of their programs.
Dr. Gruder was the Founding President of the International Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology (ACEP) and is a member of its Advisory Council. Currently, he is co-creating ACEP’s diplomate program in Comprehensive Energy Psychology and its Energy Health Practitioner certification program. In addition to his D.CEP (Diplomate in Comprehensive Energy Psychology), he is an ACEP-Approved Certification Full Trainer, Certification Consultant and Continuing Education provider. Dr. Gruder is also an Advisory Board member to the InnerSource Energy Psychology Interactive project.
David lives in San Diego, California, with his wife Laurie, a licensed acupuncturist and their cat, Sasha.
