Add an eventSessions at SXSW Interactive 2011 about Company Culture in Marriott Courtyard Austin Downtown/Convention Center
Saturday 12th March 2011
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Be Heard: How to Innovate At Big Companies
by William Hertling and Gene Kim
Don't quit your big company job just yet to go work for that sexy startup. At this panel, seasoned professionals give their tips on how to successfully drive innovative ideas inside big companies.
Whether you want to add social media to your company's web presence, adopt hot new technology, or have the next big business idea, we'll tell you how to accomplish it, even in the face of management that still prints out their email.
LEVEL: Intermediate
Sunday 13th March 2011
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The Evolving Workplace: Environments, Methods, Trends and Management
by Azeez Lekan Bashua and Liz Elam
What micro and macro trends are starting to emerge pointing to a fundamentally different way people are working. We will talk about where people are choosing to work (Coworking, Socially conscience work environments, home, traditional office), tools enabling this (Apps, Google docs, social networking etc.) how this is changing management styles ( Bestbuy R.O.W.E. (Results Oriented Work Environments, Google 20% Time, Atlassian “Fedex Days” ) and what the long term implications (glut of office space, disconnected workforce) of all this could be.
LEVEL: Intermediate
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Seven Reasons Your Employees Hate You
At some point in your career, you wake up one morning, drink your coffee, put on deodorant, kiss your kids good-bye, drive to the office, and suddenly realize -- you don't have one ounce of experience at your job.
You did yesterday. What happened?
You were promoted. You became a manager. And you suck at it.
Yesterday, you were an absolute rock star at your job as an engineer. Or designer. Or salesperson. So fantastic they put you in charge.
And now, you've got six eager faces standing around your desk, looking to you for guidance.
So, you do what you've always done. You wing it. Act like a leader. Demand results. Drive the ship. Everything you've seen your former bosses do for years on end.
And a year down the road, during your Monday morning staff meeting, you announce a new initiative and see someone at the table sneer in disgust. You look around at all faces and realize: These people hate my guts. They can't stand me.
What did you do wrong?
Well the truth is, I only know why my employees hate me. But I've got some good guesses why they hate you. Seven of 'em.
In this presentation I will share with you how I have screwed up time and again on my path to creating a creative agency that has been named #1,399 on the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest growing companies in the US and rated the #1 interactive agency in the country by BtoB Magazine.
And with a little luck, you can learn from my mistakes so you don't have to make them yourself.
LEVEL: Beginner
Monday 14th March 2011
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Company Culture: It's All Your Fault
by Greg Hoy
Business owners and managers are responsible for a lot of stuff that requires a lot of antacid to orchestrate. Getting work in the door, paying people, developing products and services, keeping clients happy, and, oh yeah - keeping everyone at work happy.
The happy part is always the hard part.
How do you go about fostering an environment that's fun, rewarding and fulfilling? Does company culture just 'happen', or is it something you have to consciously work at?
- What happens when your company starts growing, and that small group you were so tight with becomes bigger and less 'connected?'
- What does it mean when everyone starts going for drinks without you?
- What do you do when personalities or work styles start clashing, and the Utopian work ship you set to build starts listing?
- What can you do to keep things fun without making it seem 'fake?'
- If someone doesn't say 'good morning', could they be mad at you?
- What office policies are fair? Which ones are bogus?
- How can you ensure people don't dread Monday mornings?
- What are the top 10 things to watch out for that turn into corporate culture cancer?
We'll look at these and other aspects of maintaining a positive and rewarding work environment, with a laser focus on sharing candid real-world stories and solutions that can help make your work environment the best it can be.
LEVEL: Beginner
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