John Girard

Current

• Founder and Chief Knowledge Strategist at Sagology
• Associate Professor of Management at Minot State University

Past

• University Administrator at Minot State University
• Director of Knowledge Management at Department of National Defence
• Senior Officer at Canadian Forces

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Education

• TUI University
• TUI University
• Canadian Forces College

• University of Manitoba
• Royal Military College of Science

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John Girard’s Summary

• Dynamic professional with more than twenty-five years of diverse international experience as an author, educator, speaker, knowledge manager, consultant, leader, trainer, strategic planner, project manager and entrepreneur
• Out of the Box thinker who is accomplished in facilitating organisational learning and change
• Team player with exceptional interpersonal, communication, problem solving and analytical skills
• Experienced and practised in curriculum development, education supervision and quality program delivery
• Research interests: Knowledge Management, Building Organizational Memories, Organizational Storytelling, Online Social Media

John Girard’s Specialties:

Knowledge management
Building Organizational Memories
Organizational Storytelling
Enterprise Dementia
Online Social Netwroking

John Girard’s Experience

• Founder and Chief Knowledge Strategist

  Sagology

  (Management Consulting industry)

  January 2009 — Present (11 months)

  John is co-founder and Chief Knowledge Strategist of Sagology (www.sagology.com), a US-based consulting firm focusing on knowledge management, leadership, and social technologies.
  
  sagology [sāj-ol-uh-jee]
  
  -noun
  
  1. the study of organizational wisdom in all its forms, esp. with reference to technology, leadership, culture, process, and measurement
  2. the study of one venerated for experience, judgment, and wisdom.
  
  Origin:
  
  2008; Canadian English, from Middle English sage + -ology.
  
  Sage [Middle English, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *sapius, from Latin sapere, to be wise; see sep- in Indo-European roots.]
  -ology [Middle English -logie, from Old French, from Latin -logia, from Greek -logiā (from logos, word, speech; see leg- in Indo-European roots) and from -logos, one who deals with (from legein, to speak; see leg- in Indo-European roots).]

• Associate Professor of Management

  Minot State University

  (Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Higher Education industry)

  August 2004 — Present (5 years 4 months)

  Courses Taught:
  
  • Knowledge Management, BS
  • Knowledge Management, MSIS
  • Knowledge Management MSM
  • Management of Information Systems, MSM
  • Virtual Business , BS
  • Management of Information Systems, BS
  • Projects in MIS, BS Capstone Course
  • Emerging Trends and Technologies BS
  • Management Principles and Practices, MSM
  • Organizational Behavior, BS
  • International Management, BS
  • Graduate Capstone, MSM

• University Administrator

  Minot State University

  (Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Higher Education industry)

  June 2005 — July 2008 (3 years 2 months)

  Positions included:
  Dean, Enrollment Management
  Director, Enrollment Services
  Chair, Business Information Technology
  Director, Job Corps Executive Management Program

• Director of Knowledge Management

  Department of National Defence

  (Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Defense & Space industry)

  2003 — 2004 (1 year )

  • Responsible for the formulation, explication and implementation of knowledge management strategy for the Department of National Defence and Canadian Forces
  • Senior officer within division of Strategic Change for the Federal Government Department

• Senior Officer

  Canadian Forces

  (Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Military industry)

  September 1980 — August 2004 (24 years )

  Throughout my military career I had the pleasure to serve in a variety of command and staff positions in Canada, the United Kingdom and Germany, gaining experience as a leader, trainer, policy officer, human resource manager and project manager in the Public sector environment. In 2004, whilst acting as Director of Knowledge Management at National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa, I accepted an Associate Professorship at Minot State University, retiring at the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel.

John Girard’s Education

• TUI University

  PhD , Business Administration , 2001 — 2004

  Dissertation: Toward an understanding of enterprise dementia: An empirical examination of information anxiety amongst public service middle managers

• TUI University

  MBA , Information Technology , 2000 — 2001

• Canadian Forces College

  Command and Staff 1996 — 1997

• University of Manitoba

  BSc , Computer Science , 1993

• Royal Military College of Science

  Technology - Division II 1989 — 1990

  Activities and Societies:

  The City and Guilds of London Institute awarded John their Insignia Award for his research into the application of robotic technology and subsequently appointed him a member of the City and Guilds Institute (MCGI).

Additional Information

John Girard’s Honors:

Canadian Institute of Management – F. CIM Charter Manager Designation

McMaster University 7th World Congress on Intellectual Capital and Innovation – Best Academic Paper, Doctoral Consortium (Jan 2004).

McMaster University 6th World Congress on Intellectual Capital and Innovation – Finalist, Best Academic Paper, Doctoral Consortium (Jan 2003).

City and Guild Insignia Award in Technology – This is the premier award of the City and Guilds of London Institute. Subsequently, I was appointed as a Member of City and Guild Institute (MCGI) for robotics research project.