Dared by GaryVee, inspired by Dr.Bret and Dave Rendall, and zen-ed out by Jonathan Fields, I’m posting my first vlog. As writers know, although “the first draft is always the worst” that’s no reason not to write. Or to vlog. Or to pick up the phone and call the Executive Vice President. Which was what I did.
So here is the story of:
The Phone Call That Changed My Life from cv harquail on Vimeo.
I am an organizational consultant, change advocate, and organizational identity/reputation scholar with a PhD in leadership & organizations. I research, write about, and consult with organizations on the relationships between organizational identity, actions, and purpose. I teach Technology Management, part-time, at Stevens Institute of Technology.
My current research focuses on how social technologies in the workplace can drive organizational change, generate meaning, and catalyze purpose. See the About page for my bio.
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YEA!!! Way to go, CV! You did a great job on this. Keep it up, don’t stop. You will learn and improve – and you KNOW that. Be aware that most people do NOT like to watch videos – yet. Don’t let that stop you. Get ahead of the crowd and stay there. Be encouraged! Bret
.-= Bret Simmons´s last blog ..The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership: Guest Post by Angie Chaplin =-.
Hey Brett-
Thanks for the encouragement… I am still wondering the ‘best/better’ way to use video, not only what kind of content is the best fit for it, but also how to get around issues of scanability, searchability, and folks’ ability to take things away with them into Evernote. But we’ll all play with that and figure it out. I am wondering where else I can film to get some groovy backgrounds… no streams near me, though the Garden State Turnpike is not that far….we’ll see what I put up next week. cvh
Great video, CV. It’s interesting how the best qualification for a job is often enthusiasm, instead of past experience. Hope this is the first video of many to come!
Great story – inspiring. Thank you for sharing! Courage often comes to us from our friends… and I love that your enthusiasm was a key component of what worked.
.-= Margaret Motamed´s last blog ..Learning through games =-.
You’re a natural, CV. As always, you provide some great ideas on blogging generally and with your content. I’ll suggest to some of my students that they have a look at your video for really good advice on progressing their careers
.-= Graeme Martin´s last blog ..Putting People Back into HR Strategy =-.
Keith, I think that the Sales EVP was one of those leaders who knew it was all about selecting on values and then training for skills. What was neat was the next step, where I became a line manager in manufacturing to get a first hand view of what work system change was. And I learned enough in the next two years to fuel seven years of grad school, then teaching, now this.
It helped too that I was naive (an understatement). I had very little understanding of just how radical it was to do what I was going. Sometimes I think that if I’d been more savvy, I’d never have done it. But that’s a story for another vlog. < grin > cvh
Maragaret, I’m so glad to find Agile Dreamer! [http://agiledreamer.wordpress.com/] Remembering that my teaching will always be deeper when I’m actively learning myself should keep me going… as well as the encouragement of friends. Thanks…. cvh
Graeme, the idea that any student would look at my career path for ideas on “how” to do anything is frightening, to put it mildly. I feel more confident as an example of “why” — though I’m not sure I could articulate that. Will think on it. cvh
What a great story 🙂
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