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Referring to research from Rice University professor Utpal Dholakia, Claudia Kolker, Rice Business Wisdom editor, suggested that thinking of your life as less of a highway and more as circle contributes to better planning and even more saving of money, which in turns aids health.

Here’s a lesson for chief financial officers: If you talk like your boss talks, the authors of a new study have found you’ll probably make more money. Analyzing the language used in conference calls with investors, management experts at Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business and the University of Miami Business School found that CFOs who mimic the way their CEOs talk are not only likely to pocket bigger paychecks, they’re also more likely to win seats on their corporate boards.

When convincing management to consider advocating for a particular social issue, employees may think it is wise to focus on the benefits to the bottom line but making a moral argument may be a better strategy, as long as it aligns with the company’s values, according to research published by the American Psychological Association. 

It’s a TV image so common we barely pause to look up: a hive of uniformed law enforcement officers swarming onto a crime scene. But the target of this SWAT-type strike was groundbreaking.

Cynthia Marshall was hired as the new CEO of the Dallas Mavericks last February, with the mission to clean up the toxic culture of the franchise. Marshall’s appointment at the time was not an anomaly. According to data recently compiled by the New York Times, the #MeToo movement has brought down 201 powerful men (and three powerful women). Among the 98 men whose positions have been filled, half of their replacements were women.

Her book, “Joy At Work: The Career-Changing Magic of Tidying Up,” co-authored with Scott Sonenshein, a professor of management at Rice University, is coming up in 2020. 

After some networking, TiE Houston President, Dr. Arun Pasrija, gave an overview of all of the past year’s events which included expert panel discussions on Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, and Energy; angel investments in several startup by TiE Houston charter members, mentoring and offering third largest investment prize at last year’s Rice Business Case Competition, and leading to teach entrepreneurship to 30 high school students from underprivileged areas in HISD.

Francesca’s CEO Steve Lawrence has resigned as the struggling Houston retailer explores “strategic alternatives,” including a potential sale.

What female politicians on both sides of the aisle are facing at the national level, and how the public conversation changes when women run.

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