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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...

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?...

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...

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

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...

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...

Art as Expression & Understanding
A reflection on the role of artistic expression in the Pride Movement Elizabeth Richmond-Garza, PhDDirector and Graduate Adviser, Comparative...

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...

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...

You’re probably not planning enough for unlikely events
Texas’s recent weather disaster is a reminder of how leaders often struggle with understanding very small probabilities—and why that can be so...