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A values model at the foundation of many of Jim Clemmer's books, presentations, and workshops on balancing hands, head, and heart.
The Performance Balance: Technology, Management, and Leaders
A very brief overview of an exercise Jim Clemmer often uses to help management teams check their balance and analyze where they are spending their time.
Management Team Exercise on Finding the Right Balance
A short look how difficult it is for managers to look to themselves for the source of their team or organizational problems.
Looking in the Management Mirror is Really Tough to Do
An overview of Jim Clemmer's popular Management- Leadership chart and how Emotional Intelligence research is proving that these skills are central to leadership.
Managing Things and Leading People
A short overview (with Dad Joke commentary) of the central model to Growing the Distance and The Leader's Digest and many of Jim Clemmer's leadership presentations and workshops.
Brief Introduction to The Leadership Wheel
Short clip on one element of the Spirit and Meaning Leadership Principle.
Caring for the Context
Examples and observations on how where we put our focus and what we see shapes our world.
Focus and Context is About What We See
A brief overview of continuous personal growth and building an environment for developing others by Jim Clemmer.
Growing and Developing
A very brief glimpse of Mobilizing and Energizing as a summary of The Leadership Wheel.
Mobilizing and Energizing
A brief overview of the pay-offs of fostering passion and commitment by Jim Clemmer.
Passion and Commitment
The deadly virulence of the Victimitis Virus and how easy it is "P" ourselves.
Responsibility for Choices
Leading ourselves and others radiates from our core of Vision, Values, and Purpose.
Three Key Questions at the Hub of The Leadership Wheel
A very popular model Jim Clemmer uses widely with many audiences around our choices to respond on, above, or below the line.
Navigating Change and Adversity
A snippet of Jim Clemmer addressing a key dilemma in leading change.
Our Changing Times Can Be Confusing
The pace of constant change is accelerating and the leadership in every organization has a role to play in promoting the culture they want to promote in the workplace. Jim Clemmer's short introduction to the Supply Chain Management Conference in Toronto, explains why leaders need to be on board if a program is going to take hold.
The Role of Leadership in Promoting an Organizational or Workplace Culture
Jim's interview on Breakfast Television (Vancouver) shortly after the release of Moose on the Table.
Breakfast Television (Vancouver)
Ia your job right for you? In this interview with Canada AM, Jim provides some insights into why some folks end up in jobs that aren't a good fit for them personally or professionally.
How to tell if your job is right for you
An interview on Daytime, where Jim talks more about the Moose on the Table and how folks can scoot them off.
Daytime (Kitchener)
This is part one of a three part series that was broadcast on the Kitchener CTV affiliate. Jim is an expert commentator on finding a job that is a calling more than just work.
Labour of Love - Part One
This is the third installment of this fascinating series on finding the right job for you.
Labour of Love - Part Three
Part two in the three part series feature on Kitchener's CTV affiliate about finding a job that is a calling and not just work.
Labour of Love - Part Two
What are three things that go together well, Alex? Well it's not Jeopardy, but Jim's interview on CBC is a great place to start for anyone dealing with strategic or organizational change.
Vision, Leadership and Organizational Improvement
It's a dirty secret, but most of the money spent on training programs is wasted. If training is to work, organizations have to embrace it beyond the classroom or boardroom.
Why corporate training usually fails
A short review of North America's adaptation of quality improvement approaches in the last two decades and how safety leadership needs to follow a similar route by Jim Clemmer.
Parallels Between The Quality Revolution and Safety Leadership
Foundation of all Leadership is Self-Leadership Drawing from Emotional Intelligence research on the inner dimension of leadership (Self-Awareness and Self-Management)
Foundation of all Leadership is Self-Leadership
Emotional Intelligence research shows that the leader sets the group's emotional tone.
The Leader's Mood Impacts the Group
A very short clip on the leadership courage to look in the mirror and spend more time as a Navigator.
Looking in the Mirror Takes Courage
Building on the Emotional Intelligence research to look at seemingly promising managers who fail when their technical skills become a liability.
Why Overly Technical Managers Often Fail
A well grounded knowledge of self allows a person to align who they are with what they do.
The Importance of Knowing Your Core Essence
Too many folks get caught in the trap of following other peoples' dreams. It takes courage to follow your own path.
It Takes Courage to Follow Your Own Dream
New careers, age and getting out of your rut. You're never too old to explore new directions in life.
The Road Less Travelled
Leaders see learning as a way of life. The best way to navigate change is to continually grow and seek out new sources of knowledge.
Learning is a Way of Life
What do you need to know if "Fairy Job-Mother" actually does appear?
To Find Your Ideal Job You'll Need Sense of Clarity
Every team needs a coach. It's a combination of management and leadership. Jim talks about how to add the leadership element to business.
Pages from the coaches playbook (Part 1)
Every team needs a coach. It's a combination of management and leadership. Jim talks about how to add the leadership element to business.
Pages from the coaches playbook (Part 2)
Too many managers think that salary is the most important motivator. The reality is that a sense of accomplishment is much more impact on an employee's contentment.
Rewards and Recognition
Jim talks about how when it comes to change, the initial assumptions about what is under a teams control is not always correct.
How assumptions can limit your success
Jim Clemmer talks about how leaders create a sense of purpose that gives meaning to the work of each member of the team.
Finding Meaning Gives Work a Greater Sense of Purpose
Jim Clemmer talks about how responsibility for what we control has a lot to do with managing and leading.
If it is to be, it's up to me
Jim Clemmer walks managers through an exercise in finding the right leadership balance.
Finding the Right Balance
Jim Clemmer discusses the goldfish analogy during a two-day public workshop.
Growing and Developing Others
Taken from a recent workshop by Jim Clemmer this clip talks about how emotional intelligence is a key component to successful leadership.
Attitude + Aptitude = Altitude
An example of Jim Clemmer connecting to an audience of 600 during a conference keynote presentation.
Getting Started With Humor and Dad Jokes
A series of clips showing Jim Clemmer starting a workshop for a medium-sized group tailored to their objectives.
Workshop Start Up
A few clips showing how Jim Clemmer often wraps up small group discussions with a large group summary.
Summarizing Workshop Discussions/Exercises
Watch Jim in front of a large group.
Interaction with a Large Group
Jim Clemmer's introduction to his key models and frameworks for improved leadership.
Transformation Pathways
It's the worst kept secret in business - most organizations regularly miss their performance targets. Jim Clemmer's free webcast show you how to identify "moose" issues and take concrete steps that will help you develop a high performance organization.
Breaking Through the Bull Full Webcast
Jim Clemmer's popular new keynote "Breaking Through the Bull," delivered the the Greater Kitchener Chamber of Commerce.
Breaking Through the Bull Keynote
HelpTV is a nationally syndicated program that deals with various topics. Jim Clemmer was a featured guest in April 2008 speaking on workplace communications.
HelpTV Interview
A metaphor describing how many groups avoid dealing with issues everyone knows are present.
Moose-on-the-Table (authentic conversations)
Courage, Fear and the Moose on the Table How to deal with a bully boss and other tips to be happier at work through improved communications.
Courage, Fear and the Moose on the Table
Moose on the Table: A Novel Approach to Communications @ Work, the new novel by leadership expert Jim Clemmer is available as e-book and audiobook October 15, 2007
Moose on the Table - Sample Reading from the Audiobook
An explanation of the Moose-on-the-table concept and introduction to Chapter 1.
Introduction and Chapter 1 of Moose on the Table
Jim Clemmer introduces the second chapter to his new book, Moose on the Table: A Novel Approach to Communications @ Work.
Chapter 2: The Call of the Riled
Jim's introduction to chapter 3 of Moose on the Table.
Chapter 3:The Dread Poets Society
Jim Clemmer introduces Chapter 4 for Moose on the Table. This chapter shows the struggle between being a victim and being an navigator in life.
Chapter 4: Of Moose and Managers
This is where Pete finally gets a visit from his guide.
Chapter 5: Elf Perception
An introduction to Chapter 6 of Jim Clemmer's latest book Moose on the Table: A Novel Approach to Communications @ Work.
Chapter 6: Heart Failure
In this Chapter we get the story of the Mighty Maynard - a familiar tale of how we get into comfortable ruts.
Chapter 7: The Mighty Maynard
Jim Clemmer's introduction to Chapter 8 of his new book, Moose on the Table.
Chapter 8: Moose Tracks
Jim Clemmer introduces Chapter nine from his latest book, Moose on the Table: A Novel Approach to Communications @ Work.
Chapter 9: That Slinking Feeling
Jim Clemmer introduces the 10th chapter from his latest book, Moose on the Table: A Novel Approach to Communications @ Work.
Chapter 10: Facing the Bull
Jim Clemmer introduces chapter 11 from his latest book, Moose on the Table: A Novel Approach to Communications @ Work.
Chapter 11: Two Steps Forward, Four Hooves Back
Jim Clemmer introduces chapter 12 from his latest book, Moose on the Table: A Novel Approach to Communications @ Work.
Chapter 12: The Last Resnort
Jim Clemmer introducing Chapter 13 from his new book, Moose on the Table: A Novel Approach to Communications @ Work.
Chapter 13 : To Boldly Grow
Jim Clemmer introduces Chapter fourteen from his latest book Moose on the Table: A Novel Approach to Communications @ Work.
Chapter 14: The Taming of the Zoo
Jim Clemmer introduces chapter 15 of Moose on the Table: A Novel Approach to Communications @ Work.
Chapter 15: The Winner's Cycle
Jim Clemmer introducing the final chapter to his new book, Moose on the Table: A Novel Approach to Communications @ Work.
Chapter 16: Hat Tricks

  • "Jim provides the 'coaches' huddle to take action at your workplace and life." ---Devy Breda, AV Systems Specialist, Mulvey & Banani International Inc.

  • "Jim Clemmer, best-selling author and consultant to international, blue-chip clients, has got to be the most compelling testament to self-help, self-learning and self-discipline most of us will ever meet. Here's a man who personifies the titles of his popular books: he truly is Firing on All Cylinders and blazing Pathways to Performance." ---Susan Chilton, Business Editor, The Record

  • "Great balance between the personal and professional." ---Lorna MacPhail, Instructor, College of the North Atlantic, Doha, Qatar