"Great balance between the personal and professional. Most "business people" exclude personal growth, spirit and meanings. Finally there is someone talking about the important issues in being a true, effective leader."

Lorna MacPhail, EFL Instructor, College of the North Atlantic,Qatar

"Enjoyable, lots of laughs, lots of opportunities to reflect and learn."

Jill Worthy, Superintendent, Danforth Family of Schools, Toronto District School Board

"Upbeat, positive and reinforcing!"

Cheryl Vaccher, Electives Professor, Confederation College

"Our members were dazzled by Jim's exhilarating presentation... participants appreciated his style, sense of humor, and pace of delivery... Jim presented his information in an extremely practical way that was easily understood and can be easily implemented. He willingly shared intimate experiences from his personal life that gave real meaning to his words of wisdom. Their standing ovation at the conclusion of Jim's presentation exemplified our group's overwhelming acceptance of his message and delivery style."

Simon Leibovitz, Communications Officer, Upper Grand District School Board

"You're a very passionate speaker - touch everyone in the room where it counts! I'm a changed person."

Dahila Hallal, Master Student/Police Dispatcher, Wilfrid Laurier University

"It was very informative in that my own experiences have been challenged in a concrete way where I walked out of the workshop enlightened and confident."

Rodney Bruce, EFL Instructor, College of the North Atlantic, Qatar

"Hit the nail on the head on many valuable issues!!!"

Jonathan Frost, Confederation College

"...thank you for the tremendous presentation that you delivered to teachers and administrators from the Toronto Catholic District School Board. Both in your message and delivery, you proved yourself to be thought-provoking and inspirational."

Carlos Sousa, Co-ordinator – Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program, Toronto Catholic District School Board

"Excellent practical presentation with multiple tools to apply to diverse situations."

Ron Fearon, Manager, Fitness Centre, Confederation College

"Thank you for your excellent presentation at UCEA's 5th Annual Marketing Seminar, held last week in New Orleans. You created enormous excitement and interest among the participants and we sincerely appreciate your making time in your schedule to join us."

Carol Davidson, Director of Conferences, University Continuing Education Association

"Very inspiring, fun and practical."

Hana Marie, Principal, Toronto District School Board

"Thank you for inspiring our staff to continue their commitment to the children in their care and to starting this school year with renewed enthusiasm...your personal experiences and stories captured the audience and turned their staff focus from their summer vacation to their important role as caregivers...thank you for helping us to identify the leader within ourselves and to reflect our leadership role as child care providers."

Suzanne Clarke, Marketing Manager, PLASP Child Care Services

"Jim deals with the concept of leadership in a real and effective manner. He inspired me by prompting cues that give way to introspection and finding the leader within."

Claudio Daniele, Pathways Leader, Toronto District School Board

"I am contacting you because of my deep respect for you as a person, your skills and abilities, and your years of experience in the training and consulting field. You have honestly and truly had a profound effect on my life. ...I was so impressed with you, the quality and standard of your work, and the importance of your message(s) that I helped convince my employer to invest the time and capital to bring you to our fair city. You did a terrific job."

Joe Dodd, Education Analyst, Web Business Office/IT Services, Calgary Board of Education

"Our organization brought Jim in to help us identify the elusive and esoteric concepts of leadership. Our senior management team came away from the seminar with a shared and persuasive understanding of what leadership is, and how it can be exercised. We were particularly impressed that the process included a comprehensive way of diagnosing an organization's issues via the Transformation Pathways. Wedding philosophical learning with pragmatic organizational process evaluation really helped us anchor effective leadership to everyday work place issues. Jim exceeded our expectations and brought us a new and valuable way of leading our organization."

Lari Mitchell, Manager, Human Resources, The Centre for Education Information, BC Government

"Your personable coaching style brought a diverse group of professionals together and resulted in a 'first' - three departments focused on a common preferred future... we appreciated your facilitation skills throughout the workshop in leading us to form our own conclusions regarding our management status and future needs. We have a renewed vigor and sense of excitement as a result of our exposure to Jim Clemmer and Pathways to Performance."

Steve Cripps, Director of Maintenance, Calgary Board of Education

"Thank you for a fantastic learning experience. Your enthusiasm and knowledge base have encouraged each of us to be more effective in our complex roles."

Elaine Wetherup, Principal, Mary Johnston Public School, Waterloo Region District School Board

"I'm enjoying your website and have made frequent use of your book and seminar material. Jim is a warm, extraordinary and inspiring speaker."

Frido Profoehr, Manager, Mechanical & Electrical Engineering

"I now have a new mentor to add to my (short) list of people who have inspired me to follow my calling."

Casey Farrell, Student, Confederation College

"Thanks for coming to Durham District School Board and delivering your two-day Leadership @ the Speed of Change workshop. Although I found your sessions intense and challenging to me personally, I was rewarded for being there. You confirmed to me that adapting and growing is the only option, even in the ‘Twilight' years of my career. Resting on my laurels and my past accomplishments is not an option! Keep up the good work - I envy you having the opportunity to help change peoples' lives – especially those of us in the educational field."

Bob Arbeau, Principal, Lincoln Avenue Public School, Durham District School Board

"I received the evaluation report for the Canadian Agricultural Lifetime Leadership seminar this morning. Your session was one of the most highly rated of the entire four days. Congratulations, and thanks again! Here are the qualitative comments from the attendees: ‘Dynamic, combined professional and personal insights'- ‘Good, thought provoking' – ‘Focused me personally - my personal life and business; I see glimmers of clarity that I never had - extremely useful' – ‘Presentation style was excellent. Keep as a speaker for future sessions' – ‘A refreshing approach' ‘Jim knows his stuff' – ‘Good condensation of a lot of current thinking on leadership and a good way of explaining it' – ‘Stimulating, obviously well-versed on the subject' – ‘Dynamic and thought provoking; very beneficial'."

Scott McLean, University of Saskatchewan

"First time I have thought of leadership outside of the workplace. This has put leadership in a new perspective for me."

George Cormier, Instructor, College of the North Atlantic, Qatar

“Very good session, inspiring. Provides much personal reflection.”

Betty Daniels, Dental Assisting Instructor, College of the North Atlantic, Qatar

National Conference on Student Leadership

• "Absolutely wonderful presentation."
• "Awesome! Thank you so much for sharing your insights and wisdom with the group."
• "Very calm, relaxed approach to the material; very poetic; modern theory; receptive to questions; open to discussion."
• "Very motivational. Very interesting field of research. You've given me a lot to think about."
• "Great job, new info and suggestions were really interesting and exciting!"
• "Thank you for bringing Jim in – he was great!"
• "Jim was excellent! I would like to have had more time."
• "Really Dynamic and interesting presentation. Thanks for the valuable insight. I feel "the line" is something I will remember and benefit from."
• "Very insightful and inspirational. Will definitely apply what I learned here to my life and share it with others."
• "Loved the presentation. Found it relevant and interesting."
• "I loved the presentation, and found new information."
• "Incredibly insightful – confirming my beliefs about choice and inspired me to research the power of words."
• "Excellent stories and examples! Very inspirational."
• "Excellent presentation, great understanding."
• "The best! Very, very interesting – it is so nice at times to be reassured of what you want and that you can do it."

"Very realistic and used personal examples the audience could easily relate to."

Mitali Vatsraj, Student, McMaster University

"He is entertaining and inspiring giving a refreshing approach to leadership and staying positive."

Keshia Tomlinson, Student, McMaster University

“He was funny, creative, the real life stores helped me relate to what he was saying and this way very helpful to me.”

Atayen Hamedani, Student, McMaster University

"Jim is a very genuine and relatable person which is hard to find. The fact that he uses tangible examples to illustrate his model was fantastic; the presentation was very realistic."

Jen Heakes, Student, McMaster University

"The session was inspirational and motivated me to take a deeper look at my life."

Tiffany Woods, Student, McMaster University

"Very inspiring. I have a lot to think about for my personal life and I can't wait to start into my professional life to apply the ideas there."

Monika Frenker, Masters Student, University of Waterloo

"Great speaker, is interesting, funny, clear, motivational, very valuable and practical information."

Keetha Willard, Professor, Northern College of Applied Art & Technology

"Innovative, entertaining and a great opportunity to re-assess what my personal and profession goals are and how to achieve them."

Brooke Ballantyne, Webmaster/Developer, Northern College of Applied Art & Technology

"Jim is a very dynamic, engaging speaker who provides valuable information in a highly informative and entertaining manner."

John Collins, Professor/Coordinator, Northern College of Applied Art & Technology

"Wonderfully motivating, direct, entertaining and informative."

Chris Bender, Supervisor, Northern College of Applied Art & Technology

"Jim has a great presentation and delivery style."

Jim Chalmers, Disability and Student Life Advisor, Northern College of Applied Art & Technology

"Very inspiring, made me think about my life. What kind of person I want to be and what steps I need to look at in order to get there. 'If it is to be, it's up to me.' "

Nancy Goudreault, Northern College of Applied Art & Technology

"Fast paced and dynamic, relevant and instantly transferable to the workplace."

Fred Gibbons, Executive Regional Director, Northern College of Applied Art & Technology

"Jim offered me a fresh perspective. I thought it was going to be 'hokey', but his sincere delivery made it truly meaningful and enduring.

Lisa Nykolyshyn, Internal Auditor, University of Alberta

"Jim is an excellent presenter. He is organized, conveys high energy and commitment to the topic and keeps session moving."

Sandra Foster, Nursing Practice Consultant, College of Registered Nurses

"It was getting months of personal counselling in 3 hours. Fantastic sense of humour!"

Jennifer Huggins, Facilities Assistant, Northern College of Applied Art & Technology

"Fabulous speaker, very pertinent topic - I only wish this was a day long seminar!"

Sarah Yetkiner, Career Services Consultant, Trios College

"Educational, entertaining - great value for all employees, not just management. Jim is an expert in what he knows and delivers."

Allen Richert, Profressor/Coordinator Business Marketing, Confederation College