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How to Transform Your Company Digitally
Digital transformations. The mere thought of them can breed palpitations in even the most stalwart oil and energy company leaders. It’s no surprise, really. Change never comes without its challenges, and digital change always comes with growing pains. Yet the perks of moving toward a digitally focused workforce with correlating forward-driven protocols far outweigh the…
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3 Keys to Empowering the Next Wave of Innovation
A renewed focus on innovation is happening right now among the entrepreneurial, corporate and academic communities in Houston. In addition to the formation of Houston Exponential, the affiliated HX Venture Fund, and Station Houston, plans are in the works to create a 9.4-acre innovation district in Midtown as part of the city’s 2017 strategic plan…
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How To Turn Your Employees Into Intrapreneurs
There’s a question that has become increasingly common in the age of Silicon Valley, where everything moves at the speed of innovation: How does a company grow, yet still maintain the drive, flexibility, and disruptive attitude of a startup? In other words, how do you bring the spirit of an entrepreneur along with you when…
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Weird? Nope. Austin Really Encourages More Diversity in Tech
Could a Texas city be poised to show up Silicon Valley when it comes to embracing diversity in so-called STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields? You bet your authentic “Keep Austin Weird” T-shirt.
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How to Balance Good Workaholism with its Evil Cousin
It’s time to rethink workaholism. The urge to work harder and longer is far too often blanketed as a negative trait. Though workaholism born out of economic worries, aggressive bosses, “imposter syndrome,” or fear of failure certainly isn’t positive, some aspects of workaholism can be a boon to employees and teams.
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4 Tools to Maximize Your Time at This Year’s Startup Conferences
“Learn all you can and develop all the tools you can for your toolbox — you never know when you’re going to need them.” I was fortunate enough to hear these words of advice from Nicole Forbes, my mentor. I met Nicole for the first time at the 2013 South by Southwest (SXSW), an annual,…
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Why a Promotion Means you Actually Have More to Learn
Shut up, listen, and observe Listening, not talking, is imperative when you take on a different professional role. Being attentive while you shadow people above and below your pay grade or expertise level and taking notes of your observations — on everything from exceptional (and poor) operational styles to preferred meeting methods and venues —…
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How to Improve Company Culture as a New Employee
Culture intersects with every aspect of a company, so much that even employees with divergent or corrective ideas may feel pressure to conform to alleviate the stress of not bonding with their workplace. But even when a company’s current culture is functional and pleasant, you should consider challenging it if it doesn’t support your most…
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How to Cultivate a Positive Workplace That Keeps People Around
The word is out about the lack of retention, and it’s scary: Talented workers expect to stay with their employers fewer than two years. It takes time, skills, effort, and money to attract top talent, but these statistics tell us that the best and brightest workers are moving on almost before they go through their…
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3 Keys to Effectively Tackling a Change in Team Structure
If you’re fortunate enough to have a successful business, you’re going to face a restructure at least once — probably several times. From tech giants to startups, the need for change eventually hits home.
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