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Comments (14)
Undisclosed Manufacturer #1
Having worked under both Schmode and Henderson, I would consider this a good move for Avigilon. Henderson is a bit more focused on building a profitable business and less focused on blue suede, glitter shoes (AVO alumni will understand).
This shift seems to signal a maturing of the company away from hyper growth at all costs to a more consistent, stable and purposed growth strategy, that aligns with Henderson's personal style. While there has been a recent rash of, leading sales personal jumping the AVO ship, I do believe we will see further settling of the culture over the next 12-18 months.
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Scot MacTaggart
I'm happy for James. He's smart and level-headed, and also a likable person. I think he can break "the streak"!
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Undisclosed #4
Something about this company and it's culture is strange. I interviewed for a position there through a recruiter. The junior level employee who was my first interview apparently felt that not only was I not a suitable candidate, but that he also needed to disparage me personally to the recruiter. An amazingly stupid thing to do in this industry, especially for a bottom rung employee. It will be classic if I or somebody I know well end up with a job supervising him.
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Undisclosed Manufacturer #8
As someone who worked for Avigilon and Bryan Schmode their "entrepreneur" philosophy is what created high turnover. All Schmode did was take it to the next level and create a "strictly business" environment where you knew at any time you might be cut for lack of sales or anything else. After meeting with several of their western sales guys at ISC West this year it seems as though they have a different culture that was needed to create a stable business.
But let's be real. Although Schmode did go off on me a few times and create a crazy work environment he got the job done. Meaning, he made himself and Avigilon a lot of money. It's actually an amazing story. A guy that was a Sales Engineer at Verint just a few years before he rose to COO at Avigilon. Sometimes the guy was a magician the way he sold systems.
At first i hated on Bryan. But in the end I realized he accomplished what he wanted. Not only was he able to retire but he left his mark on the industry as the Infamous Bryan Schmode. Although I couldn't hang in the Avigilon environment I still considered Bryan a friend that I could chill with outside of work.
I guarantee that if you asked Alex Fernandes, he would hire and support Bryan again if he could. One thing I will say about Bryan is that he worked hard to accomplish what he did. Although I wouldn't want to work for him again I learned a lot from his methods and applaud him for what he accomplished. Although he did burn some bridges many people hate out of jealousy.
But hey, that's just my opinion. Like they say don't hate the player, hate the game. Although Mark Zuckerberg burrned bridges to start Facebook many think he's a genius. One man's genius is another man's misunderstanding.
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