eBay Tech Tuesday: The Evolution of Culture in Portland Tech

eBay Tech Tuesdays: The Evolution of Culture in Portland

January 27th, 2015
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Presentation begins promptly at 6:30pm

“Culture” was the Merriam-Webster word of the year in 2014. In the startup world, the word permeates job interviews, board room meetings, and conversations around the water cooler. But what does culture actually mean when applied to tech companies of all sizes?

To answer this question, eBay is launching its monthly Tech Tuesday series with a panel-based conversation about culture. We’ve gathered new voices in thought leadership to bring fresh ideas to this topic, while considering and respecting what we’ve learned from the past.

Panelists include:

• Lindsay Wolff Logsdon, (http://www.linkedin.com/in/lindsaywolfflogsdon) Co-Founder/Advisor, Culture Lab @WolffLogsdon (https://twitter.com/WolffLogsdon)

• Krista Berlincourt, (https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristaberlincourt) Communications Manager, Simple @kberlincPR (http://twitter.com/kberlincPR)

• Bruce Yarnall (http://www.linkedin.com/pub/bruce-yarnall/0/332/a29), Director of Mobile QA, eBay Marketplaces

• Donald Truxillo, Ph.D. (http://www.pdx.edu/psy/donald-m-truxillo-phd-professor-industrialorganizational-psychology), Professor, Industrial/Organizational Psychology

Moderator: Sara Morrow (https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=35453176&authType=NAME_SEARCH&authToken=eJP2&locale=en_US&trk=tyah2&trkInfo=tarId%3A1420060742222%2Ctas%3Asara%2Cidx%3A1-1-1), Talent Partner at eBay Marketplaces @PDXsaram (https://twitter.com/PDXsaram)

We purposely expanded the typical HR heavy culture panel to a manager of technical teams, a startup founder, a communications manager who has worked in both the corporate realm and the startup realm, and a professor who researches both methods employers use to hire workers and perceptions of potential employees during recruitment and hiring.

These panelists will help us illuminate how culture is applied throughout the whole process of engaging an employee: from attraction to a company, hiring, integrating, ongoing development, to promotions or exits. The end result? Some common understandings of what culture means, as well as, how we can navigate the nuances as employers and/or employees.

RSVP now to attend “The Evolution of Culture in Portland Tech.” We look forward to seeing you!