Reflections from Kevin Jones - A "Social Media" for "Performance Improvement" Expert

I've been a fan of Kevin Jones for about two years now. I found him when I was searching for HPT stuff on the web and came across an HPT Wiki he had created for his program at Boise State. Here is from a recent post of his at Engaged Learning:

Having a ‘real’ job helps you to define yourself. You might be a graphic designer, a chemical engineer, a nurse or gardener. But when you are a consultant, the question “Who are you” is largely up to you to define. This is the challenging (yet exciting!) situation I have placed myself in. Doing this for one main, steady company and doing other projects on the side (which is what I have been doing for years) is MUCH different than all contracting and consulting. What a fun time it has been so far!

When I talk to either one person or a large hall of people about what I do, I get so excited! The possibilities for them are HUGE! Most people, because they don’t understand all this, do not realize the impact and savings of time, money and other resources that they would see. And when they finally take the plunge it is wonderful to see their eyes light up and get just as excited as I am. It is even better when they experience, first hand, the effects and become a hero in their organizations. Maybe that is what I do - I create heroes. Hmmm. I need to think about that more!

Where is my focus?
Primary focus: Using social media and social networking for performance improvement and customer communication.Secondary Focus: Using social media for marketing; creating performance improvement solutions including learning environments and curriculum; creating and delivering the training (standup, eLearning, etc.).

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Kevin has been working with me and others at ISPI on using Web 2.0 tools and technologies to help us help others learn how to use and master these to Improve Performance.

What I really like Kevin is that he see the terminal objective the same as I do. That technology is a means to the end of Performance Improvement - so he doesn't get so wound up in the means versus the ends.

If you are not following his Blog and Social Network, his Podcast series with Dave Wilkinson, or his SLQOTD (Social Learning Question of the Day) on Twitter - you should perhaps rethink THAT! For your own learning. Go to the Blog to get to the rest!

Cheers!

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