Since 1992, Dysart & Jones has given clients expert consultation in knowledge management, strategic planning, and professional recruitment. Your organization is looking forward; we can help you make sense of what you see.
You know that information is your most critical resource; today, it’s an old adage. It’s also more relevant than it’s ever been. Where does that information come from? How do you leverage the power of that information? Internal sources have become indispensible to your continued success; ten years ago, we saw it coming.
Our job is to help you make sure your company is equipped to use what you know to your fullest advantage. We foster integral partnerships with our clients: there are strategies that work, but there is no formula. Find out how access to our expertise can turn a sea of data into navigable terrain.
Jane I. Dysart
Prior to founding Dysart & Jones in 1992, Jane spent seventeen years as Manager, Information Resources with Royal Bank of Canada. Thanks in part to her work as head of its state-of-the-art information resources department, the company entered a decade of profound and rapid technologies change well positioned to take advantage of the changes that were to come. Her extensive experience makes Jane a frequently requested speaker on topics ranging from vision and leadership to information technology and change management strategies at conferences and industry events. She teaches continuing education and professional development courses with the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Information Studies. Jane is former President of Special Libraries Association, and recipient of that organization’s John Cotton Dana Award.
Rebecca J. Jones
As a principal with Dysart & Jones, Rebecca focuses on facilitating clients’ planning processes, problem-solving, and project management. These are all skills she honed with Imperial Oil Limited, where she was involved with many innovative information management and human resource initiatives. An early advocate of integrating information services into business processes, Rebecca restructured discrete records and information functions into one client-focused service unit. She also launched and led one of the company’s first self-managing teams and directed its computing skills team. Rebecca is known for having long advocated the application of business savvy to information services and knowledge management. She teaches continuing education and professional development courses with the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Information Studies, and until recently served as Director, Professional Learning Centre; she is currently Chair, Advisory Board. Her services as facilitator in decision-making and problem-solving processes are enlisted by many organizations and focus groups.
