John Keenan
Professor of Leadership Studies, ILGE
University of Wisconson-Madison
John P. Keenan,
Ph.D., is President and Founder of the Institute for Leadership
and Global Education (ILGE), as well as Professor of Leadership
Studies. ILGE is an international, interdisciplinary-based, and
non-denominational institution of post-graduate-level higher
education focused on transforming mind-sets and organizations to
21st century peak performance levels.
John brings to his position over 30 years
of experience and is internationally recognized as an
organizational psychologist and as a leader in the design and
development of leadership and management educational programs.
He provides consulting services to organizations such as SONY,
Inc., Caterpillar, Inc., Lucent Technologies (AT&T), Honeywell
Inc., Lands' End, Inc.; Harley-Davidson, Inc., General Mills,
Inc., American Airlines, Inc., Presidential Commission on
Quality - Sudan, MAF-Dalkia International - United Arab
Emirates, Marafiq - Power and Utility Company - Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia, Unidad de Conocimiento - Medellin, Colombia, Asia Inc.
School of Management, Ersnt & Young, Asian Institute of
Management (AIM); Civil Service College of Singapore, Camcar/Textron,
Inc., Eaton Corporation; Bell Laboratories, U.S. Department of
Energy; Ameritech, Inc., Fairchild Semiconductors, Inc., Alkar
(a Division of DEC International); Singapore Ministry of
Education, Trinidad-Tobago Ministry of Education, Sammons
Financial Holdings, Inc., American Institute of Banking; M & I
Data Services, Inc., Personnel Management Association of the
Philippines (PMAP), Utara University - Malaysia, American
Society for Training and Development(ASTD), World Future
Society, Integrative Learning of Singapore, and Posbanc of
Singapore.
John holds a Ph.D. in
Sociology/Anthropology from United States International
University in San Diego as well as an M. A . in Sociology from
San Jose State University, and a B. A. in Sociology from the
University of Santa Clara. John has held a tenured faculty
position and been Founding Director of Leadership Programs at
the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s School of Business, been a
Dean of the School of Leadership and Human Development at St.
Bonaventure University (Buffalo, New York) and Founding Director
of their award winning Master’s in Professional Leadership
Program. In addition to conducting seminars throughout the
US, he has made presentations to audiences throughout the world
including Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Ireland, Norway,.
Austria, Belgium, Greece, Turkey, Egypt, Cost Rica, Argentina,
Brazil, Mexico , Canada, and Spain. He is the author of seven
books, “Strategic Planning, Leadership Development, Problem
Solving and Decision Making, and Conflict Resolution”,
“FASTSTART: An in-depth seminar for managers”, " Foundations of
Leadership: New Manager Leadership Guide”, “Foundations of
Leadership: A Facilitator's Guidebook", "Whistleblowing:
Managing Dissent in the Workplace", “Whistleblowing Research:
Methodological and Moral Issues” and "Cognitive Maps of
Violence".
He has presented more than fifty research
papers on such subjects as performance enhancement, team
building, leadership, work stress, identity as a manager,
management ethics, whistle-blowing, and terrorism. He is a
favorite with audiences throughout the world because of his
special skill of being able to translate new concepts and unique
insights into practical learning experiences.
He also is President of the Association on
Employment Practices and Principles (AEPP), Executive President
of the Council on Employee Responsibilities and Rights (CERR),
Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal for Employment
Practices and Principles (IJREPP), and a member of the Academy
of Management, American Psychological Association, American
Society for Training and Development, The Institute of
Managerial Sciences, The International Association of Conflict
Management, Organizational Development Network, and World Future
Society.