We’re excited to announce ROWE will be at the South by Southwest Interactive Conference and Festival!

Cali and Jody will be joined by Alexandra Levit, Jessica Lawrence, and Jeff Gunther for a panel discussion about ROWE and why it works. The discussion will cover the changing workforce, how a Results-Only Work Environment can improve employee morale and productivity, and how trust and technology lead to a successful ROWE.

The SXSW PanelPicker is a two-step online system that allows the SXSW community to have a significant voice in programming Interactive, Film, and Music conference activities. In 2009, Jeff Gunther submitted ROWE for consideration at SXSW Interactive. This was followed by a review period in which the online community could rate which submissions would best fit the conference. You voted. ROWE was accepted.

Therefore, we want to thank all who voted and all who continue to support the ROWE movement!

If you’re headed to SXSW, we’d love to have you join us. For those ROWE enthusiasts that won’t be able to make the trip, we are in the process of defining how we’ll be able to keep you involved, so stay tuned!

We also invite you to join us and the other panel members at The Iron Cactus following the discussion.

Here’s more information about the event and other members of the panel:

Results-Only Work Environment (ROWE): Why It Works

Date & Time: March 15th, 2010 at 11:00 AM
Location: Hilton Austin – 4th floor (attendance is capped at 240 people, so make sure to add it to your SXSW schedule)
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Alexandra Levit – Moderator

Alexandra is a nationally recognized business and workplace author and speaker. A syndicated columnist for the Wall Street Journal and Metro US, Alexandra has authored several books, including the bestselling They Don’t Teach Corporate in College, How’d You Score That Gig?, Success for Hire, MillennialTweet: 140 Bite-Sized Lessons for Managing the Millennials, and New Job, New You. Visit Alexandra at www.alexandralevit.com or www.newjobnewyou.com.

Jessica Lawrence – Panel Member

Jessica H. Lawrence, CFRE, is the Chief Executive Officer for Girl Scouts of San Gorgonio Council. While serving as CEO, Jessica has been an architect of change, leading the organization through unprecedented improvements in organizational culture and reshaping the strategic vision of the organization to providing high-quality programming and customer service. In July 2008, Jessica successfully led Girl Scouts of San Gorgonio Council to become the first non-profit organization in the country to migrate to a Results-Only Work Environment (ROWE). Visit Jessica at www.jessicahlawrence.com or www.girlscoutsgonerowe.com.

Jeff Gunther – Panel Member

Jeff, an accomplished parallel entrepreneur and an application/infrastructure architect, has played a key technical role in the founding of several start-ups – from creating a multi-million dollar healthcare integration company to launching a coworking facility. With over 15 years of experience, Jeff has the ability to both determine a winning strategic direction and drive its execution to profitability. All employees for his three ventures operate under a ROWE. Daniel Pink’s new book, DRiVE, features Jeff and one of his companies in its chapter on autonomy. Follow Jeff on Twitter: @jeffgunther.