About

Work is learning

& learning is the work.

That’s life in perpetual Beta

& we need to work smarter.

Hi! My name is Harold Jarche and I’ve found a passion in helping HJ 2010organizations re-integrate work and learning, using the connectivity of the Net. I work as a change agent with senior people who care about the future. These strategic conversations can result in organizational mind-shifts on how to approach work and learning.

Organizations often come to me – like established companies, start-ups and non-profits – because they need a trusted advisor who can help create a road map and then guide them on implementation.

I’ve had clients tell me that they get big benefits from this in the areas of leveraging technology, using the Web for collaboration, or analyzing an organization’s work flows. One client felt that a consultation provided, “No judgements, no criticism whatsoever, just the clear picture of ourselves as an organisation and constructive advice for helping us decide what we wanted to become.”

Net Work Learning

A guiding goal in much of my work is the democratization of the enterprise. Democracy is our best structure for political governance and I believe it should be the basis of our workplaces as well. As work and learning become integrated in a networked society, I see great opportunities to create better employment models. I know that we can do better than cubicle farms, cookie-cutter job descriptions, generic work competencies and boring, dead-end jobs. I especially enjoy working with any organization that is open to change.

The Consulting section has more information on my professional services.
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My experience:

Current Work:

2003 – Present: Principal – Jarche Consulting, Sackville, NB

2009 – Present: Partner – Internet Time Alliance

2010 – Present: Knowledge Transfer & Partnerships Officer – Mount Allison University

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2002 – Present: Director of Education (voluntary) – Atlantic Wildlife Institute, Cookville, NB

Previous Work:

  • 2001-2003, Chief Learning Officer – e-Com Inc. (Theorix), Moncton, NB. Managed professional services for a learning technology company.
  • 1998-2001, Project Manager (Learning & Performance Systems) – Centre for Learning Technologies, Mount Allison University. Project lead on various applied research and consulting projects for external clients.
  • 1993-1998, Training Development Officer – Canadian Forces. Analysis and design of training for aircrew and support personnel on the CH146 helicopter.
  • 1988-1993, Health Care Administrator – Canadian Forces Medical Services. Managed operations, planning and administration of a field ambulance and field hospitals.
  • 1981-1988, Infantry Officer – Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry. Responsible for training and personnel administration functions in several infantry units.

Education:

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Short Bio: Harold Jarche helps organizations make sense of the Web for community building, collaboration, professional development and communication. Harold is an independent consultant with 25 years of experience in the public and private sectors.  Since 2004 Harold has been blogging at www.jarche.com and provides a wealth of information and analysis for his readers. He holds degrees from the Royal Military College of Canada and the University of New Brunswick.

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