Speaking

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Some Background Information

I am the founder of The Jim Harris Group and To a Higher Level, international speaking, consulting, and coaching firms that dedicated to guiding people to a higher level of success and significance.

Many of my clients most appreciate my practical yet transformational approach to leadership, business excellence, and culture.

Over the past 22 years, I am humbled that executives from Malcolm Baldrige winners, Fortune magazine’s 100 Best Places to Work in America recipients, and INC 500 fast growth firms seek my insights and guidance.  Some of my hundreds of clients include such great firms as IBM, Walmart, Best Buy, IBM, Ford, Johnson & Johnson, State Farm, and Century 21, as well as dozens of healthcare, services, and not-for-profit organizations.

My 11 business books garnered some prestigious honors including a Fortune magazine “Best Business Book” designation and an American Management Association “Spring Selection” designation.  My ideas have appeared in dozens of media outlets including PBS Nightly Business Report, USA Today, and Executive Excellence, as well as numerous newspapers including the Chicago Tribune, Denver Post, and Tampa Tribune.

Prior to launching my own businesses in 1992, I served in multiple headquarters leadership positions including:
•    a $5B national retailer with 40,000 employees across 1,700 locations;
•    a $250M regional home builder, manufacturing, and mortgage banking company; and
•    President of a national franchised services company.

My Most Requested Topics

The Impacter: A Parable on Transformational Leadership. People today are looking for more in their leaders than expertise, drive, charisma, or skill.  They are crying out for men and women to lead them with purpose, passion, and principle.  Based upon my just released new book, The Impacter: A Parable on Transformational Leadership, I teach you how to integrate four vital virtues of leadership into your daily routine. For an overview of this presentation, please download “Taking Leaders to a Higher Level White Paper

The Covenant: Four Foundations to Employee Engagement. Today’s top companies manically focus upon nurturing and growing a great culture that energizes and exhorts employees to higher levels of service and productivity.  This presentation is filled with real-world, practical examples of how today’s great firms build and sustain a great culture.  For an overview of this presentation, please download “Taking People to a Higher Level White Paper

The Cycle: A Transformational Business Model. Today’s best companies measure their success by more than mere profit margin, market share, or market value.  In this presentation, I teach a powerful four-stage business system that guides teams from success to significance.  For an overview of this presentation, please download “Taking Business to a Higher Level White Paper

The Catalyst: Leading Transformational Change. Every leader in every organization today faces unrelenting change.  It’s critical that they have a clear, simple road map to guide themselves and their teams through the inevitable changes ahead.  In this presentation, I share a simple yet powerful model that any leader can follow to better prepare themselves to become a transformational change leader.

Upcoming Engagements

Date Speaker City Event Details/Topic
06/11/13 Dr. Jim Harris Dr. Jim Harris in North Carolina Transformational Leadership – Association Annual Meeting
Time: 8:00am. Venue: North Carolina
08/06/13 Dr. Jim Harris Dr. Jim Harris in Ft. Myers, FL Keynote: Transformational Leadership for Healthcare Executives (Physicians Leadership Institute)
Time: 8:00am. Venue: TBA
08/14/13 Dr. Jim Harris Dr. Jim Harris in Westin, FL Building a High Engagement Culture – FL Assisted Living Assoc. conference
Time: 8:00am. Venue: The Bonaventure Resort & Spa
09/23/13 - 09/26/13 Dr. Jim Harris Dr. Jim Harris in Long Island, NY Transformational Leadership for First Responder Executives
Time: 8:00am. Venue: Applied Science Foundation for Homeland Security
11/05/13 Dr. Jim Harris Dr. Jim Harris in Baltimore, MD Keynote – The Impacter: Four Virtues of Transformational Leaders
Time: 8:00am. Venue: Sheraton Inner Harbor
11/11/13 - 11/14/13 Dr. Jim Harris Dr. Jim Harris in Long Island, NY Transformational Leadership for First Responder Executives
Time: 8:00am. Venue: Applied Science Foundation for Homeland Security

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