Morris, Jim 1958-

PERSONAL:

Born January 25, 1958; son of James R., Jr. (an educator) and Myrtle (an actress and homemaker) Morris; children: Jesse, Jodi Morris Hudson. Ethnicity: "Caucasian." Education: Attended College of Wooster and Virginia Commonwealth University. Politics: Democrat.

ADDRESSES:

Home—Pagosa Springs, CO. Office—Bristecone Learning Press, 135 Country Center Dr., Ste. B5, PMB 225, Pagosa Springs, CO 81147. E-mail—[email protected].

CAREER:

Virginia Health Center, Richmond, director of Challenge Discovery program, 1981-89; Santa Fe Mountain Center, Santa Fe, NM, associate director, 1989-93; Outward Bound, Rockland, ME, program director, 1993-94; Pecos River Learning Centers, Eden Prairie, MN, director of Adventure Learning Programs, 1994-97; One World Learning, Atlanta, GA, chief operating officer, 1997-2000; Experiential Training and Development Alliance, Portland, OR, chair. Bristlecone Learning Press, senior partner; Outward Bound Discovery, board member; Pagosa Springs Art Alliance, member.

WRITINGS:

(Coauthor) Pat Costello, senior editor, The A-Z Guide of Experiential Training and Development, ETD Alliance (Portland, OR), 2006.

The Five Insights of Enduring Leaders, Bristlecone Learning Press (Pagosa Springs, CO), 2007.

Contributor to periodicals.

SIDELIGHTS:

Jim Morris told CA: "The Five Insights of Enduring Leaders is based on my experience teaching executive-level leadership classes through my business. We spent billions of dollars each year sending executives to expensive, pedigreed training programs that are amazing, except for one thing: they (we) are teaching the wrong thing. I wanted to write a book that included relevant examples of twenty-first century leaders, with exercises to help leaders stretch and develop their skills. I tied this around an invitation to senior leaders to build businesses that are socially and environmentally responsible."