Jim Whitt

Jim Whitt may be the only management consultant you’ll ever meet who has a degree in animal science and actually made his living as a working cowboy. His nontraditional career path also includes a dozen years in sales and marketing with two Fortune 500 companies. His unusual background has given him a unique perspective about human behavior that has enabled him to develop a very nontraditional approach to personal and organizational development.

That approach to can be summed up in one sentence: Without a purpose our only motivation is reward and punishment. Jim helps organizations develop purpose-driven cultures where people come to work not just for a paycheck but because they believe in the company’s purpose and want to fulfill their purpose as individuals. The discovery of his purpose in 1988 launched his career as a consultant, speaker and author and led to the founding of Purpose Unlimited.

Jim has been described as a professional provoker and it’s not an inaccurate description. He provokes individuals and organizations out of their comfort zones then provides them with proven processes to help them on the path tornmaximizing their potential.

Jim’s provoking isn’t limited to consulting. He is an entertaining speaker who delivers his purpose-provoking message with a healthy dose of humor. Jim has written hundreds of articles on leadership, motivation and change is the author of Riding for the Brand: The Power ofr Purposeful Leadership and Ther Transformational Power of Purpose: Finding and Fulfilling Your Purpose in Life.