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12:30 PM JW Marriott: Room 407 Company Culture Is the Only Competitive Advantage You know culture eats strategy for breakfast, but did you know it's also a business' most powerful weapon? In this no-holds-barred grudge match about company culture we'll talk about why company culture is so important today, why it's so damn hard to define, and what makes it the most underutilized competitive advantage in business history. Don't miss this epic battle for the heart of culture. Joshua Levine, Lindsay Wolff Logsdon Core Conversation // Advanced // #CultHeart 12:30 PM JW Marriott: Room 408-409 Reducted: Surviving the Pink Slip Apocalypse It may not be zombies, aliens, plague or epic natural disaster, but losing your job will just as surely put you in emergency mode. "I do good work, they'd never get rid of me!" You're delusional, my friend. Like it or not, layoffs are par for the course in the tech world, and most employees aren't prepared for what comes next. Beth Davidz, Jayna Wallace Dual // Beginner // #reducted 12:30 PM JW Marriott: Salon 1 Quantifying Workplace Happiness and Culture Fit Workplace happiness doesn't have to be a blue sky dream. Companies are desperate to keep employees engaged and improve retention, but the traditional methods of engagement are broken. HR and recruitment leaders will discuss why the traditional methods of employee engagement are obsolete and share insight into cutting-edge solutions for employee assessment and company culture. Josh Bersin, Randy Goldberg, Samar Birwadker, William Tincup Panel // Beginner // #CultureFit 3:30 PM JW Marriott: Room 407 How the Cool Kids Attract and Retain Talent A shortage of the smartest and most creative thinkers continues to challenge key sectors like software development, design, marketing, and engineering. In a highly competitive, highly skilled labor market, how are the coolest and most creative com- panies using processes, technology and a culture of innovation to attract and retain these people? Autumn Manning, Kenny Tomlin Core Conversation // Advanced // #CoolKids 3:30 PM JW Marriott: Room 408-409 Company Culture: Passing Fad or Generational Shift Our session intertwines a personal story with interesting facts around company cul- ture exploring why prior generations have such different career aspirations from to- day's generation. Millennials have grown up in a time of economic prosperity and focus on the qualitative elements of their career in contrast to baby boomers. Our interactive session will have fun exploring and presenting this topic. Greg Besner Solo // Advanced // #cultureIQ 3:30 PM JW Marriott: Salon 1 Open Pay: This Is What Your Coworker Makes What would happen if you knew exactly what your colleagues made – and they knew your pay too? Disclosing pay at work has long been taboo, but a few firms are reveal- ing details of employees' salary, equity and bonuses, which could help close gender and racial pay gaps. Learn how several radically open firms operate – and see if this management style is right for your firm. Dane Atkinson, Joel Gascoigne, Mark Ehrnstein, Rachel Silverman Panel // Beginner // #openpay 5:00 PM JW Marriott: Room 407 Content is Messy, and People Are Too Knowledge workers bring more than just their intellectual skills to a project. They bring along their fears, prejudices, motivations, emotional history, and personalities too. The way that team members interact with each other is almost certain to have more impact on your success than which CMS you choose, so join us as we learn how to put the people-shaped pieces of the content puzzle into place. Kerry-Anne Gilowey Core Conversation // Intermediate // #pplpuzzle 5:00 PM JW Marriott: Room 408-409 Protecting Your Greatest Asset: Your Employees Protecting your assets is important, but are you caring for your most valuable invest- ment – your employees? From yoga to fresh produce to organized team run/walks, taking care of employees takes care of the bottom line. Lisa Ross, Vice President of Human Resources at Ask.com, will explore how to cultivate your employees' health and happiness on any budget. Lisa Ross Solo // Advanced // #askatwork 5:00 PM JW Marriott: Salon 1 Redefining the Resume A four-year college degree no longer guarantees a job in today's competitive market. Professionals are beginning to experiment with alternative credentials like open on- line courses, instead of grad school or corporate training, to build a diverse skill set. Join us as we examine what credentials matter most on resumes today and how this impacts recruiting practices, job hunting, and higher ed. Dan Finnigan, Evan Wittenberg, George Anders, Lila Ibrahim Panel // Advanced // #ResumeRedo MONDAY, MARCH 16 9:30 AM JW Marriott: Room 407 The Tao of Managing Eeyores, Tiggers and Piglets Managing people with diverse personalities can be a challenge. Will you ever get an Eeyore to see the glass as half full? Is it possible to instill self-confidence into a very small animal like a Piglet? Using the characters from the stories of The Hundred Acre Wood, we'll consider how basic Taoist principles from The Tao of Pooh can help you guide these characters on their professional journey. William Colgrove Core Conversation // Intermediate // #TaoBother 9:30 AM JW Marriott: Room 408-409 Steve Seabrook: Better Than You "You won't be the same after this. After all, why would you want to be?" Comedian Kurt Bodden assumes the guise of self-help guru Steve Seabrook, who reminds you to be interactive with someone you might have forgotten about: yourself. It may sound strange. Disruptive ideas always do. But these powerful strategies just might turn you into a "you" ... that's better than you. Steve Seabrook Solo // Intermediate // #UButBetter 9:30 AM JW Marriott: Salon 1 Behind Every Leader Unveiling the secret weapon of all successful leaders and icons. Behind every suc- cessful leader is an indispensable asset. Assistants are a different breed! What many are unaware of is the amount endured in order to reach their one and only goal – to make their leader successful, no matter what the cost. Lauren Jiloty, Peggy Grande, Rose Terenzio, Victoria Rabin Panel // Advanced // #AdminAsst 11:00 AM JW Marriott: Room 407 Digital Strategy Lessons from Magic: The Gathering Sometimes new professional lessons come from unlikely places. In my case that place was playing Magic: The Gathering. Over the last two years I've been a member of the Magic fandom. By filtering this experience through the professional lens of Digital Strategy and UX I've learned some important lessons that have made my work better, my career stronger and my life a whole lot funner. Adam McCrimmon Core Conversation // Intermediate // #MTGLessons WORK & CAREER JW MARRIOTT AUSTIN, 4 TH FLOOR: 110 EAST 2 ND STREET FESTIVAL SESSIONS SXSW 2015 Interactive Festival 221