The HDO Blog

Alumni Spotlight: Jonathan Thompson

May 2, 2022 | In the Loop: The HDO Blog, Student & Alumni Spotlights

How this ambitious business-owner and HDO alum wants to make the workplace better, from the film on the windows to one-on-one career-planning...

Women’s History Month: Kelly Schaber

Mar 7, 2022 | In the Loop: The HDO Blog, Student & Alumni Spotlights

How HDO helped turn an entrepreneur into an award-nominated filmmaker Leslie M. Dill Business Development & Marketing Coordinator, HDO...

Women’s History Month Series

Mar 1, 2022 | In the Loop: The HDO Blog, Student & Alumni Spotlights

March 1, 2022 How this multihyphenate HDO alum supports women, uses her HDO education daily and the piece of advice she has for women beginning...

Alumni Spotlight: Shannon Myers Johnson

Feb 15, 2022 | In the Loop: The HDO Blog, Student & Alumni Spotlights

How an HDO alum and strategy realization leader navigates a data-driven world with empathy and a passion for understanding. Leslie M. DillBusiness...

It’s Time To Ditch Christmas As We Know It

Dec 21, 2021 | Faculty Spotlights, In the Loop: The HDO Blog

The trappings of Christmas often bring up romanticized images of decorated buildings and happy children ripping open packages under the tree. It...

Organizational Agreement

Nov 15, 2021 | Faculty Spotlights, In the Loop: The HDO Blog

How an NGO's deferential approach created the conditions for a successful vaccination campaign Amy Ware, Ph.D.Director, Human Dimensions of...

Brain Power: Elizabeth Richmond-Garza, PhD

Nov 8, 2021 | Faculty Spotlights, In the Loop: The HDO Blog

Episode #3 Dr. Amy WareDirector, HDO November 8, 2021 Hello and welcome to the third episode of HDO's "Brain Power" series! Brain Power features...

Why Spelling and Grammar Matter

Oct 19, 2021 | Career Development, Faculty Spotlights, In the Loop: The HDO Blog

Although you cannot guarantee how others will interpret what you write, you can be certain whatever you write will be interpreted as saying...

Brain Power: Sara Llansa (MA, Class of 2017)

Oct 14, 2021 | In the Loop: The HDO Blog, Student & Alumni Spotlights

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...

The Downside of Hyper-Positivity at Work

Sep 21, 2021 | Career Development, Faculty Spotlights, In the Loop: The HDO Blog

Our workplace communication is filled with a glut of happy face emojis, exclamation points, and declarations of false familiarity. What’s the cost?...

This is When Goal-Setting Gets in the Way of Happiness

Sep 6, 2021 | Career Development, In the Loop: The HDO Blog, Management & Leadership

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...

On The Value of Jerks

Jul 29, 2021 | Career Development, Faculty Spotlights, In the Loop: The HDO Blog, Management & Leadership

John W. Traphagan, Ph.D.Professor, Department of Religious Studies, Department of AnthropologyProfessor, HDOHDO One-Day Professional...

Brain Power: Dr. Art Markman

Jul 21, 2021 | Faculty Spotlights, In the Loop: The HDO Blog

Episode # 1 Dr. Amy WareDirector, HDO July 21, 2021 Hello and welcome to our very first episode of Brain Power! Brain Power features short...

Love, Freedom, and Leadership: A Source of Pride

Jul 7, 2021 | Faculty Spotlights, In the Loop: The HDO Blog

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...