by Caroline | Mar 13, 2019 | Change Management, Leadership, SXSW
For 30 years, SXSW was the same week as spring break. You could set a calendar alert by it. And then, this year, Austin ISD and the University of Texas moved spring break to the week after SX. This is not a catastrophe, but it will probably create some traffic...
by Caroline | Feb 28, 2018 | Culture, Networking, SXSW
In reverse order… 7. You don’t need to follow up with a quiz: There’s this hope you can send employees to SXSW and they’ll come back with incredible insights and a slew of genius prospects for employment – instead of a hangover and social disease. Lines...
by Caroline | Mar 9, 2016 | Company Culture, HRSafety, Leadership, Management, Non profit HR
Quick quiz: The last time someone told you about their experience at SXSW Interactive did they talk about how inspired they were from the panels or about the awesome parties they went to? (Cue “Jeopardy” music). Employers who have the bucks to send employees to SXSW...
by Caroline | Feb 25, 2016 | Company Culture, Management, Training
There’s a lot of news lately about discrimination and harassment, which is discouraging. A couple of weeks ago I posted about the story of the former city employee who used a derogatory map as a joke during a presentation. And coming up, SXSW is doing an entire day of...
by Caroline | Mar 11, 2015 | Company Culture, Culture, Recruiting
It’s SXSW. The most brilliant minds in tech from all over the world will converge on Austin and this is where you can pick off the next Sergey Brin or Jony Ive and take your idea global. So what do you do? You throw a huge party with really expensive alcohol, of...
