About Us
DB Pargman Consulting LLC is a specialized HR consulting firm focused exclusively on One-on-One and Group Sensitivity Training. For more than two decades, we’ve helped organizations turn moments of workplace tension into opportunities for clarity, stronger teamwork, and better business outcomes.
Founded in 1999 by Dr. Deena B. Pargman, our work is rooted in her belief that people perform at their best when they feel understood, respected, and accountable. Although Deena passed away in 2020, the firm continues in her honor—modernizing her proven training frameworks to meet today’s workplace realities.
Our Mission
We help organizations move beyond conflict, not dwell on it. Our programs are not about punishment, blame, or adjudicating fault. They’re about improving communication and understanding so that your people can work together more effectively—and your business can thrive.
When team members learn how to recognize and address sensitivity issues constructively, productivity goes up, collaboration improves, turnover goes down, and your bottom line benefits.
What We Do
One-on-One Sensitivity Training
Personalized, confidential coaching designed to help individuals understand the impact of their behavior, learn new communication tools, and re-engage productively with their teams.
Group Sensitivity Training
Interactive, facilitator-led workshops that help teams work through misunderstandings, build shared language, and create stronger working relationships—so they can get back to focusing on performance and results.
How We Work
Human-Centered, Performance-Driven
We meet people where they are, with the goal of helping them work better together—not labeling, shaming, or dividing.
Empathy and Accountability in Balance
Real progress happens when people feel safe enough to learn and are expected to contribute to a respectful workplace.
Practical, Not Theoretical
Practical, Not Theoretical
Focused on Your Bottom Line
Sensitivity training isn’t just about “getting along.” It’s about increasing efficiency, morale, retention, and productivity—all of which directly impact profitability.
Our Legacy & Future
Deena Pargman founded DB Pargman Consulting in 1999 with a simple yet profound insight: most organizations don’t falter because their strategy is wrong—they trip up when people aren’t connecting. Deena brought a unique and deeply human perspective to the world of workplace conflict. At a time when most anti-harassment trainings were positioned as punishment—someone had done something “bad” and needed to be “fixed”—she recognized that most situations were far more nuanced. Whether at a small family business, a Fortune 500 company, a local agency, or within the U.S. military, Deena found that workplace conflicts rarely fit neatly into good/bad or blame/punishment boxes.
By creating a space where key personnel could speak openly and be heard—not by “someone from HR” or “someone from Legal,” but by an outsider with both expertise and the patience to listen—she consistently helped teams break through difficult situations that others could not. Clients responded enthusiastically, inviting her back not just when problems arose, but proactively, because they saw that when their people moved beyond interpersonal barriers, they became more effective, more productive, and more fulfilled at work – all of which drives bottom line performance and profitablity.
Though Deena passed away in 2020, today we continue her mission in her memory—honoring her voice, her evidence-informed methods, and her belief that collaboration is the cornerstone of business success. Coached directly by Deena, our trainers today carry her legacy forward: modernizing her trusted approach to reflect evolving workplace dynamics while staying true to her core philosophy—when people work well together, business thrives.
Our Commitment
To help leaders and teams move forward productively
To strengthen performance by improving communication and trust
To deliver training that is clear, respectful, and actionable
To build workplaces where people and business both thrive
Our Trainers
Our trainers may include former practicing attorneys or counselors whose professional experience helps inform the training. However, the program is educational and coaching-based only and is not intended to provide legal advice or therapy.