Jim Clemmer
CSP, CTDP
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Leadership and change management Expert
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- Main Areas
- leadership, management, organizational development, process improvement, retreats, workshops, consulting
- Best Sellers
- Growing @ the Speed of Change, Growing the Distance, The Leader's Digest, Moose on the Table, Pathways to Performance, Firing on all Cylinders, The VIP Strategy
- Career Focus
- Author, Speaker, Management Consultant
- Affiliation
- Practitioner in Residence for the masters (MASc) and doctoral (PhD) students in the University of Waterloo’s Industrial/Organizational Psychology program,Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) designation awarded by the International Federation for Professional Speakers, Certified Training and Development Professional (CTDP) by the Canadian Society for Training and Development
Since his first leadership presentation in 1975, Jim’s practical leadership approaches have been inspiring action and achieving results across the globe. His keynote presentations,workshops, management team retreats, seven bestselling books translated into many languages, articles, blog, and newsletters have helped hundreds of thousands of people worldwide. Jim is a popular columnist and a regular guest on radio and television programs. Among his many achievements, he’s especially proud of tripling the size of his forehead!
Jim is especially excited about reconnecting with Jack Zenger and his team. The CLEMMER Group is now Zenger Folkman's Canadian Strategic Partner. Jim was co-founder of The Achieve Group (which became Canada's largest leadership training firm) when they worked very successfully with Jack's previous company, Zenger Miller. Zenger Folkman is the world’s premier provider of leadership research, assessment, development, and implementation programs. The firm is best known for its unique evidence-driven, strengths-based system for developing extraordinary leaders and demonstrating the performance impact they have on organizations. Zenger Folkman's powerful development system is outlined in their bestselling books, The Extraordinary Leader, The Extraordinary Coach, The Inspiring Leader, and How to Be Exceptional.
The VIP Strategy: Leadership Skills for Exceptional Performance was Jim's first book. It became a Canadian bestseller and was published in Europe and Japan. His second book, Firing on All Cylinders: The Service/Quality System for High-Powered Corporate Performance, was both a Canadian and an American bestseller with over 100,000 copies sold. Jim’s third book was Pathways to Performance: A Guide to Transforming Yourself, Your Team, and Your Organization. His next book – focused on personal growth/leadership – was Growing the Distance: Timeless Principles for Personal, Career, and Family Success.Based on the popularity of the approach and leadership framework in Growing the Distance, Jim wrote a companion book entitled The Leader’s Digest: Timeless Principles for Team and Organization Success. He followed this with “an edutaining case study” or work of leadership fiction entitled Moose on the Table: A Novel Approach to Communications @ Work. His latest book is Growing @ the Speed of Change: Your Inspir-actional How-To Guide For Leading Yourself and Others through Constant Change.
Jim has delivered over two thousand customized keynote presentations, workshops, and retreats, as well as consulted to and coached executive teams in hundreds of major companies, the public sector, universities, family businesses, and healthcare organizations. One of his goals, on his many business trips, is to have half as much fun as his family thinks he’s having!
Jim is recognized as a Certified Training and Development Professional (CTDP) by the Canadian Society for Training and Development. Jim is also a Practitioner in Residence for the masters (MASc) and doctoral (PhD) students in the University of Waterloo’s Industrial/Organizational Psychology program.
Jim lives in Kitchener, Ontario with his wife, Heather. When they aren't working together in The CLEMMER Group or travelling they are spending time with friends and family. Their three adult children, Christopher, Jennifer, and Vanessa, have taught them all about "boomerang kids" by moving back home after university to launch their careers!
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Stop Managing And Start Leading
Ask any group of managers if they view themselves as an elite within their organization and you can be sure they will deny it. You'll hear comments such as: "I have an open-door policy" and "I take pride in always being accessible and approachable." And in most cases, these managers will really ...Ask any group of managers if they view themselves as an elite within their organization and you can be sure they will deny it. You'll hear comments such as: "I have an open-door policy" and "I take pride in always being accessible and approachable."
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A Coach's Playbook For Leaders
All organizations have access to more or less the same resources. They draw from the same pool of people in their markets or geographic areas. And they can all learn about the latest tools and techniques. Yet not all organizations perform equally. There is a huge gap between high- and ...All organizations have access to more or less the same resources. They draw from the same pool of people in their markets or geographic areas. And they can all learn about the latest tools and techniques.
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Moving Out Of A Career Rut
Brian’s head was starting to throb as he scrolled through the two dozen new voice and e-mails messages on his Blackberry while walking to his cubicle. Looks like another crazy day in the hamster cage he muttered to himself as he saw his phone message light blinking frantically. Brian, age ...Brian’s head was starting to throb as he scrolled through the two dozen new voice and e-mails messages on his Blackberry while walking to his cubicle. Looks like another crazy day in the hamster cage he muttered to himself as he saw his phone message light blinking frantically.
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Emotional Empowerment Builds Commitment
"Our passion for productivity increasingly depends upon the productivity of our passions. We can't divorce commitment and caring from efficiency and effectiveness." — Michael Schrage, co-director of MIT Media Labs' e-market initiative and author of Serious Play What gets people really ..."Our passion for productivity increasingly depends upon the productivity of our passions. We can't divorce commitment and caring from efficiency and effectiveness." — Michael Schrage, co-director of MIT Media Labs' e-market initiative and author of Serious Play
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Apathy and Cynicism Zap Our Spirit
"The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it's indifference." — Elie Wiesel, French-American writer and 1986 Nobel Peace Prize ..."The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference.
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Recognition Do's and Don'ts to Inspire and Energize
Like improvement efforts, effective reward and recognition is an integrated process, not a bolt-on program. Since you can't make your team or organization into something different than you, it has to start with you. Whose needs are your recognition and reward systems designed to serve? What are ...Like improvement efforts, effective reward and recognition is an integrated process, not a bolt-on program. Since you can't make your team or organization into something different than you, it has to start with you.
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A Burning Commitment to Our Cause
"The longer I live, the more I am certain that the great difference between the feeble and the powerful, between the great and the insignificant is energy-invincible determination — a purpose once fixed, and then death or victory. This quality will do anything that can be done in this world." — Sir Thomas Buxton
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A Call to Action
"A parrot talks much but flies little." — Wilbur Wright, American aviation pioneer On the one hand, some people who fail to grow the distance do but don't think. They are like the hyperactive entrepreneur who burst into a travel agent's office and urgently demanded a ticket. "Where do you want to go?" the agent asked him. "I don't care," he breathlessly retorted. "Just give me a ticket! I've got business everywhere!"
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A Process for Continuous Innovation and Controlled Chaos is Built on a Service
"Now, more than ever, management is a balancing act — the juggling of contradictions to try to get the best of attractive but opposing alte atives. Order is a temporary illusion, strategy a moving target. Leaders cannot impose authority on a world of constant motion; they can only hope to steer some of that action toward productive ends." — Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Harvard Business School professor, consultant, and author
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Always on the Grow
"In a time of drastic change it is the learners who inherit the future. The learned usually find themselves equipped to live in a world that no longer exists." — Eric Hoffer, American philosopher, Reflections on the Human Condition
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An Educational Process for Change and Improvement Efforts
"Order and simplification are the first steps toward the mastery of a subject." — Thomas Mann, early 20th century German novelist and essayist Once a management team has established a change and improvement plan, there are many ways to help everyone in the organization understand what's going on and why. These include one-on-one discussions, group presentations, workshops or seminars, videos, printed materials, and the like.
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Assessing Our Ability to Influence Others
"Ain't no use worrying about the things out of your control, because if they're out of your control, ain't no use worrying... Ain't no use worrying about things in your control, because if they're in your control, ain't no use worrying."
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Practical Management and Leadership from Jim Clemmer
For over three decades Jim Clemmer's keynote presentations, workshops, management team retreats, seven bestselling books translated into many languages, articles, blog, and newsletters have helped hundreds of thousands of people worldwide. The CLEMMER Group is Zenger Folkman's Canadian Strategic Partner.
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Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Jim Clemmer
"Results are the outcome: They can't be managed any more than we can turn back time. We can't manage results, we can only manage the causes of those results. Organization improvement starts by identifying and measuring the vital areas that have the biggest impact on results. If we're driving through the rear view mirror of bottom line results, we won't see the swamp until we're sinking in it."
-- from Jim Clemmer's article, "Organizational Measurement and Feedback Pathways and Pitfalls (Part 1 of 2)"
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"Ask each team member to imagine the team's ideal future state in a few years from now. Listen to each person's vision, then summarize the key themes that have emerged. Some groups also use drawings, cut-outs of pictures, symbols, metaphors, or success stories to paint a picture of what everyone sees in the future."
-- from Jim Clemmer's article, "A Coach's Playbook for Workplace Teams"
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"Research continues to show that while there are some 'born leaders' (like there are some child prodigies, naturally talented athletes, or gifted musicians), the vast majority of effective leaders are self-made. Strong leaders put learning and personal development high on their priority list. They have developed strong improvement habits that have built strong leadership skills."
-- from Jim Clemmer's article, "Personal Improvement Planning and Discipline"
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Contacting Jim Clemmer
Through the wonders of modern technology, I carry my office with me. I usually return phone calls within 24 business hours and e-mails within 48 business hours (unless I am in Upper Rubber Boot with no phone service or Internet connection). If you’d like to discuss how my work might help you or your organization, give me a call or e-mail me.
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Transforming everyday workplaces into high-performing organizations is The CLEMMER Group's specialty.
Jim delivers highly customized inspirational keynotes to professional associations and internal employee gatherings around the world. His practical workshops and retreats for management and executives are focused to help your team break down the barriers to success.
The CLEMMER Group's highly respected team of associates are proven implementation experts. They will take your team from inspiration to application with concrete steps to help you develop better processes that will reduce costs and increase productivity.
Whatever your needs the CLEMMER Group has the tools, training and experience to set you on the path to personal and professional excellence.
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