News & Views

Robert Harris is now providing some of his training programs in partnership with the University of Toronto, School of Continuing Studies. This enables people to take his training programs through public offerings. Our first University of Toronto course on Powerful Negotiating Skills will be offered on Saturday June 13 and June 20 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. The cost to attend this program is $499.00.

For more information, please contact Robert Harris at rhr@idirect.com or the University of Toronto, School of Continuing Studies.  These programs will also be offered in the fall of 2009 in the evenings.

The updated version of Robert Harris’s 2007 book, Change Leadership: Inform - Involve - Ignite! will be available in May 2009.   To order, contact us at rhr@idirect.com.

The second printing of Change Leadership: Inform, Involve, Ignite! will be available in late 2008.

The highly successful book by author Robert Harris provides illustrations, models, tools and templates to succeed at organizational change.  It particularly focuses on the “people” challenges inherent in any change situation.  Change Leadership: Inform, Involve, Ignite! provides chapters on how to help middle managers succeed at change, how to communicate difficult news in a way that fosters understanding and buy-in, and how to overcome resistance and create a critical mass of energy and momentum necessary for change to succeed.

To order or learn more about the book, click here.

Robert Harris Resources delivered 2 presentations on Change Leadership at this year’s Leadership Summits.  The week long event starting October 23rd was attended by executives and managers of Service Ontario, Ontario Government. continue

Robert Harris Resources was honoured to present a keynote address for the Association of Municipalities of Ontario. Speaker Robert Harris deliverd his message on how to reconcile differences and get buy-in to change at the annual event. continue

Robert Harris Resources Inc. continues its active involvement in the healthcare field in Ontario – we are currently active at all levels including the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care, regional levels (CCAC’s, hospital regional integrations) and agency level (Children’s Aid Society, etc.).   continue

On January 29, 2009, Robert will be speaking at the annual Leadership Conference, Lubricant’s Division, Petro-Canada on “Negotiating for Win-Win Results”.  continue