Speaking & Consulting

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Jim Harris is a skilled platform speaker and is experienced in leading strategic planning sessions with executive teams. He works with leading businesses, Fortune 500 companies, and organization aspiring to join these ranks. He was ranked one of the nation’s top 10 speakers by Association magazine. Jim Harris has 20 years of experience as a professional speaker and consultant and speaks internationally at more than 40 conferences a year on issues such as leadership, change, customer relationship management (CRM), eLearning, future trends, innovation and creating learning organizations.

Jim Harris was one of the first seven Canadians personally trained by Al Gore to give his An Inconvenient Truth presentation. He was also one of just 12 Canadians who were licensed to publicly teach Dr. Stephen Covey’s work The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People to clients from 1992 – 1996 when he represented the Covey Leadership Centre in Canada.

His thoroughly researched, and customized, discussions focus on issues including:

• Blindsided!
• Green is Green!
• Leadership & Change Management
• Innovation, Creativity & Change
• Customer Relationship Management
• Future Trends & eLearning
• Creating Learning Organization

He also offers workshops on:

• Strategic planning and complexity
• Creating Common Mission/Vision
• Innovation, Creativity & Change

Harris has worked with many high-profile clients, including the Association of Research Libraries, Barclays Bank, Certified Management Accountants, Cleantech, Columbia Tristar Pictures, Deloitte & Touche, European Snack Food Association, Glaxo Wellcome, IABC, IBM, IEEE, International Council of Shopping Centers, Johnson & Johnson, MasterCard, Munich Re, NEC, Novartis, Soc. of Professional Engineers, Sybase, TNT Worldwide Express, the UK Cabinet Office and Zurich.

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With more than 20 years of business experience, Jim Harris can help your business reach its goals of environmental leadership, energy efficiency and creating a common organizational mission and vision.

Jim Harris, who is also an international bestselling author and highly sought public speaker, works with leading businesses, Fortune 500 companies and companies aspiring to join these ranks.

He is available to consult on a wide range of business issues including innovation and creativity, customer relationship management, eLearning, creating learning organizations, strategic planning, and green business practices.

Governments, property developers and companies such as Wal-Mart and Cleantech have hired Jim Harris to consult on environmental leadership matters.

He recently completed a global consulting contract with IBM where he helped the company save a projected $450 million over five years by virtualizing applications.

His prior book, Blindsided!, is a #1 international best seller.  Blindsided! examines how and why companies and industries get caught off guard by changing times, technology, and competitors.  It offers advice on how to recognize the warning signs and protect your business – and how to spot the next breakthrough.

Jim Harris has the expertise to engage and inform your staff on best business practices and to help you look at the big picture to boost efficiency and profits.

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Jim is the disruptive innovation speaker with great insights on market flash points and what causes them to emerge.

Looking for a motivational speaker in Toronto for your next event? Contact Jim Harris today!