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![Why Spelling and Grammar Matter](https://hdo.utexas.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Why-Spelling-and-Grammar-Matter-CROPPED-768x675.jpg)
Why Spelling and Grammar Matter
Although you cannot guarantee how others will interpret what you write, you can be certain whatever you write will be interpreted as saying...
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Brain Power: Sara Llansa (MA, Class of 2017)
Episode #2 Dr. Amy WareDirector, HDO October 14, 2021 Hello and welcome to the second episode of HDO's "Brain Power" series. Brain Power features...
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The Downside of Hyper-Positivity at Work
Our workplace communication is filled with a glut of happy face emojis, exclamation points, and declarations of false familiarity. What’s the cost?...
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This is When Goal-Setting Gets in the Way of Happiness
Goal-setting is necessary—even helpful—at times, but it can also get in the way of a life well-lived. John W. Traphagan, Ph.D. Professor, Department...
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On The Value of Jerks
John W. Traphagan, Ph.D.Professor, Department of Religious Studies, Department of AnthropologyProfessor, HDOHDO One-Day Professional...
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Brain Power: Dr. Art Markman
Episode # 1 Dr. Amy WareDirector, HDO July 21, 2021 Hello and welcome to our very first episode of Brain Power! Brain Power features short...
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Love, Freedom, and Leadership: A Source of Pride
Paul Woodruff has been UT Austin's Darrell K. Royal Professor in Ethics and American Society. He teaches in the HDO MA program and has received our...
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Art as Expression & Understanding
A reflection on the role of artistic expression in the Pride Movement Elizabeth Richmond-Garza, PhDDirector and Graduate Adviser, Comparative...
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Juneteenth and Pride Month: An HDO Perspective
Change, recognition, and the organizational worlds from which they sprung. Amy Ware, PhDDirector, Human Dimensions of Organizations&Amy Nathan...
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Managing Commitments and Expectations
What to Do When There's Not Enough Hours in the Day Dr. Clay SpinuzziProfessor for HDO and Rhetoric & Writing at UT Austin April 27, 2021 In our...