"The energy and enthusiasm you brought to your presentation was greatly appreciated and helped contribute to a very successful event overall. Most noticeable for the audience was the professional care and attention to detail that you put into the front end planning for the presentation and the customization of your slide program to reflect our business focus and needs. I am confident that the insights and techniques you have shared will help us on our continued journey to zero injuries and performance excellence in safety, productivity and quality. The concept of ‘moose on the table' will encourage us to identify uncomfortable issues and become more courageous in our personal leadership approach."

Jim Carter, President and Chief Operating Officer, Syncrude Canada Ltd.

"Jim gave a lot of tools for providing and encouraging leadership."

Ron Sandy, Time Study Engineer, Kelly Springfield Tire

"This presentation exceeded my expectations and I had very high expectations before I came."

Harold Sachs, Supplier Quality Assurance Engineer, Skyjack, Inc.

"Very professional presentation. Also practical expression of leadership elements."

Mark Shoemaker, Director, Finance and Human Resources, PPG Canada Inc.

"I had the opportunity to hear Jim speak at our company's Senior Manager meeting in Prince George, BC, and thoroughly enjoyed his presentation. The messages on leadership and change are relevant and practical as well as presented in an entertaining fashion. Really excellent stuff!"

Garry Power, Divisional Controller, Weldwood of Canada

"Engaging presentation with good take home value."

Kelly Ritson, Controller, Supremex

"Jim's presentation was very thought provoking. I would like to hear Jim deliver this message to the management team at Firestone."

Scott O’Neil, Industrial Engineer, Firestone Textiles Company

"Everyone felt Jim's presentation at our conference reflected perfectly the challenges we face. He mapped out a significant pathway in our 'Relentless Pursuit of Perfection.' Managers walked out of his presentation with renewed energies, confidence, and ideas to face our ultra-competitive market. Jim's presentation is a special blend of inspiration and instruction that helps organizations aim at nothing less than being industry leaders."

Jean-Pierre Gagnon, Regional Parts and Service Manager, Lexus

"Great job Jim. Very inspiring. You prepared us with useful and thought provoking tidbits and mental nuggets. Many good take aways that I will be able to use. You've helped me ‘recharge my batteries', I'm anxious to read your book."

Peter Dumont, Operations Manager, Tracer Industries Canada Ltd.

"Jim has a way of making safety education an enjoyable adventure."

Todd Fleming, Team Leader, Syncrude Canada Ltd.

"Jim was great! Very entertaining and engaging."

Clinton Frizzell, Site Manager, Acrodex

"Great Presentation! Very good speaker, entertaining with very useful information to share."

Lisa Jones, HSE & SD Advisor, Conoco Phillips Canada

"Jim's presentation was a vibrant example of what leadership and management is all about."

Ray Klem, Syncrude Canada Ltd.

"Excellent presentation, very energetic!"

Mike Klippenstein, Maintenance Leader, Syncrude Canada Ltd.

"Excellent motivational speaker."

David Neitsch, Geotechnical Engineer, Thurber Engineering

"Very well done, I would like to attend more in-depth seminars."

Rick Nolin, Division Manager, Reppsco Services Ltd.

"Very good presentation, thought provoking, inspirational."

Fred Warwick, EH & S Manager, TIC Canada

"I needed to be renewed and reunited with my passion for organizational and leadership development. Without this, organizations are uninspired, unarmed to face the incredible changes facing today's business."

Cathy Cronin, Director, Employment Services, Palliser Furniture Ltd.

"Short presentation - but very powerful in his ability to draw leadership values to the forefront."

Gene Allevato, Vice President and General Manager, Kord Products Inc.

"Jim, you are a wonderful, inspiring, animated speaker. A wonderful presentation."

Jennifer Mazerolle, ASR, NB Power

"Super presentation – great start for our service excellence initiative."

Kim Hill, Relationship Manager, NB Power

"Thanks for your outstanding kick-off to our conference on Changing the Culture. Your extremely high ratings of 5 and 5 pluses on a five- point scale, showed how well you tuned into the group and set the tone for our conference. Participants commented on the effectiveness of your "edutainment" approach - just the right balance of humor and light heartedness with meaty points for everyone to chew on."

Brenda Shewchuk, Electricity Production, Program Manager, Office of the CIO, Ontario Power Generation

"Jim gave a lot of tools for providing and encouraging leadership. Both sessions were great."

Ron Sandy, Time Study Engineer, Kelly Springfield Tire

"Excellent - I've been a fan for years!"

Kim Kraemer, Employee Development, Mitra Imaging

"Jim's contribution to our planning meeting was significant. The effort applied in advance to understand our organization translated into a super presentation, targeted directly at the audience. The Transformation Pathways discussion provided a great framework for our subsequent workshops."

Peter Cummins, Manager Professional Services, McNeil Consumer Products Company (a J & J Company)

"Thank you for the workshop you presented recently at Dofasco. Your style lends itself to allow the participants to have an enjoyable time and at the same time leave with some new and simple ideas and insights. Your story telling struck a cord with me because in the work I do in our organization, the need for this ability is essential. Drawing on simple analogies or your own experiences in life can often times crystallize the abstract for yourself and others."

Charlie Hendershott, Organization Development Specialist, Dofasco Inc.

"The most advantageous thing about the workshop is being able to assist others with how to cope with change. Working in manufacturing obviously means things change quite often; layoffs, downsizing, processes, etc. Guiding people through these changes can be challenging but using the right tools and motivational tactics, I find can not only assist people through change but also, if need be, accelerate the change. The different examples and situations we heard and covered at your seminar have helped me assess and prepare for specific situations."

David Graff, Manufacturing Team Leader, Honeywell Limited

"This session helped me identify with my leadership skills and will allow me to develop them further. Has given me the confidence to continue on my track."

Gemma Giovinazzo, VP Customer Care & IT, Coppley Apparel Group

"Nice job in bringing parochial insights forward and the manner in which it was delivered - laid back yet impactful."

Stu Emerson, General Manager, Supremex

"Great at getting everyone involved in the discussions. I would definitely refer any of my colleagues to book Jim as a speaker. Enjoyable!"

Tim Cunningham, Sales Manager, Supremex

"I would like to again thank you for an excellent workshop on coaching, that you delivered to our International Sales Directors Meeting in Paris, France, last week. The day's workshop started at a basic level and then progressed in such a way as to bring added value to even those more advanced, coaching savvy, country Directors. You very effectively brought some of the developing country Managers up to speed on the concept of coaching and yet still enhanced the coaching skills of the more experienced in the group. Although the room left much to be desired, you never lost the group. You managed to keep a very diverse audience involved in your material and participating in the development of their new-found or somewhat established coaching skills. They certainly left the meeting with a clear and solid path to follow in implementing the skills learned and/or new ideas gained. Jim, as I mentioned in my opening remarks, 'any increase in managerial effectiveness translates directly to the bottom line'. Your coaching skills workshop has definitely increased the managerial effectiveness of our Sales Managers and Directors from around the world. Our shareholders will therefore appreciate your program when our year end results are posted next year. Thanks again for a great program."

George Gilraine, General Manager, Nordisk Pharmaceutical Ltd.

"A very inspiring session!"

Jill Jose, Project Manager, Acontec, Doha, Qatar

"Good background materials to backup points that hammered home the principles being discussed."

John Stuart, Chief Engineer, EnWin Utilities

"Good background materials to backup points that hammered home the principles being discussed."

John Stuart, Chief Engineer, EnWin Utilities

"Excellent job! Your non-verbal skills accent the passion you have for your works."

Ron Skidmore, Instrumentation Supervisor, Newmont Mining Corporation

"Excellent presentation. Leadership is not just for management."

Jamie Morrison, Safety Coordinator, Goldcorp Inc.

"Great operator, very informative."

Doug Maki, Supervisor, Xstrata Copper

"Very insightful"

Roger Bouvier, Shipper Receiver, Rio Tinto Minerals

"Very interesting. Influences the way you think."

Danny Taillefer, Xstrata Copper

"Good speaker with useful information and entertaining at the same time."

Milo Paradis, Health and Safety Representative, Goldcorp Inc.

"Very informative and would recommend it to everyone."

Pino Spigarfelli, Health and Safety Representative, Pumas Contracting

"Go see Jim, great motivator."

Walter Tadeus, Mechanic, Xstrata Copper

"Great sharing of concepts to help put personal and corporate goals and action into perspective."

Joe Balascik, Director of Marketing, Silberline Manufacturing Company Ltd.

"Excellent - I've been a fan for years!"

Kim Kraemer, Employee Development, Mitra Imaging

"My life has become very focused since your workshop in Orangeville for the Forestry Technicians at Hydro One.I have moved on after reflecting on all of the tragedy in my life in the past year (the loss of a relationship and the death of numerous young, close friends in tragic separate incidents). Even my parents pondering divorce (after 43 years) is not disrupting my focus. I went and spent 4 days with my parents after their announcement, said what I had to say and listened to their points of view. It was sad walking away from the situation, but on the way home I just thought 'this cannot affect where I am supposed to be'. I spoke my thoughts and listened and said to myself. That is all I can do.The chips will have to fall where they may. Prior to your workshop, I would have let it consume me. Thanks for the help."

Mark, Hydro One

"Engaging with lots of pertinent information and strong presentation of ideas."

Jeannette Astleford, Team Leader Customer Service, Transcontinental LGM Graphics

"Thought provoking - with practical ideas for taking action."

Rob Puls, Sr. Sales Representative, Moore Canada

"I would recommend Jim's session on your quest to improving yourself on your path to enhancing leadership skills."

Quinn Menec, Manager, Property Department, Manitoba Hydro

"He is good and material very relevant."

Herb Vielhaber, Plant Manager, Cascades Boxboard Group

"Very interesting - keeps your attention; gives you the feeling you can solve problems (every day problems)."

Jim Southern, Welder/Fitter, Steelway Building Systems

"Very intuitive. Reinforces my life thoughts and how I live my life in a positive way."

Todd Millard, IT Manager, Steelway Building Systems

"Very down to earth and practical - was able to tailor it to be something a wide range of people could get something out of (managers to line workers)."

Melanie Taylor, EHS Manager, Steelway Building Systems

"Very knowledgable and entertaining speaker. Great new ways of looking at our leadership skills."

David Bisskey, Project Manager, Great Western Containers Inc.

"Best session ever! Material very useful to help me be successful. Excellent presentation skills to keep audience engaged."

Marc Proulx, VP Operations, Great Western Containers Inc.

"Training will provide many insights into what makes good leaders. Many useful tools to add to your personal tool box."

Herb Bishop, Assistant General Manager, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada Inc.

"Jim provides very practical tools that can be used to be a leader and develop to be a better leader."

Hamant Becharbhai, Controller, Engineering and Modifications, Ontario Power Generation

"Very good inspirational leader with life's experience."

Tom Littlejohn, Steelway Building Systems

"Great session with lots of good take aways and techniques that can be easily applied to a work environment. Activities were engaging and reinforced the message."

Janice Ding, Audit Manager, Ontario Power Generation

"A must...attend the seminar. Full of powerful ideas."

Ben McCarl, IT/Quality Manager, Blount Canada

"Be prepared to be challenged on what you think good leadership is."

Carthy Chan, I.T. Specialist, Great Western Containers Inc.

"Very informative and a must have for people who lead others on a business and personal level."

Donna Wardlaw, Office Manager, Great Western Containers Inc.

"Inspiring, interesting, entertaining and very informed facilitator who is able to massage or flex his presentation to meet the team's needs."

Gary Yamada, VP Finance & CFO, Great Western Containers Inc.

"The best I've been exposed to."

Nils Bodtker, President, Great Western Containers Inc.

"The session provides valuable tools for supervisors which can be brought back for implementation."

John Spinozzi, Production Supervisor - Technical, Ontario Power Generation

"The exercises and action journal are excellent reinforcements to the lively, interactive workshop that Jim runs."

Joanne, Kay, First Line Manager, Ontario Power Generation

"Absolutely amazing and inspiring!"

Brett Wills, Plant Manager, Powersmiths International Corp.

"No arrogance, just good natured, informative and inspirational news."

Tim James, Manager, Business Development, Clark Builders

"Jim is an amazing presenter with awesome material."

Lisa Power, Quality Assurance Assistant, Almac Machine Works

"Jim provides the 'coaches' huddle to take action at your workplace and life."

Devy Breda, AV Systems Specialist, Mulvey & Banani International Inc.