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Leveraging LeadershipImplementing EOS for Aligning Strategic Prioritization and Employee MotivationThis episode of Leveraging Leadership features Claire Podulka, Chief of Staff at TXI, who discusses prioritization as a key part of business leadership. Claire shares how TXI uses the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) to set and align business goals, and explains strategies for keeping a 70-person organization on track. She also highlights the importance of understanding personal motivations and maintaining accountability, with examples of how her team navigates decision-making and goal-setting.Links Mentioned:Shout-out to Clara Ma, founder and CEO of Ask A Chief of StaffCheck Out Our Podcast With Clara Ma to Know More About...2025-03-1745 min
Speak EasyClaire Podulka, Chief of Staff at TXIListen in to this episode featuring an interview with Claire Podulka, Chief of Staff at TXI, about effective communication. Claire emphasizes that communication is a shared process involving speaking, listening, and understanding the audience's needs. She discusses her writing process, starting with verbose drafts and refining for clarity. Claire highlights TXI's approach to remote communication, using multiple formats (live presentations, recordings, transcripts) and a central knowledge base (Notion) to ensure information accessibility. She advises understanding current communication effectiveness and experimenting with incremental improvements.Claire's links:LinkedInTXI WebsiteTry Cleft!Speak Easy is brought to...2024-10-1021 min
Care Work with Alida Miranda-WolffClarity in People Management: Striking a Balance with Claire Podulka - Episode 31As a manager, how do you balance offering care and corporate responsibility? Many managers may not apply the label of caregiver to their work, but Claire Podulka, the Chief of Staff for TXI, a Chicago-based digital consultancy firm, points out that it is the manager “who can operate at the nexus of care and strategy and efficacy” who really brings out the best in their team—and therefore their company—in those inevitable times of change and ambiguity.New and established managers alike will feel an immediate connection to the topics Alida and Claire cover in this Care Wor...2024-06-1831 min
Elevate - Women in TechS1 Ep12 - Elevate meets - Claire Podulka - Chief of Staff at TXI - Navigating motherhood whilst forging a career in tech leadershipIn this episode of Elevate - Women in Tech, host Kellie Kwarteng Founder & CEO of Elevate Women in Tech, and Halzak interviews Claire Podulka, Chief of Staff at TXI on navigating motherhood whilst forging a career in tech leadership
They discuss Claire’s career journey from Journalist and Private Detective to Tech Leader at TXI as Chief of Staff. Key themes include:
Her journey from journalist and private detective to tech leader
The importance to prioritise self-care and "no hat time" as a working mom.
How to approach employers about implementing parent-friendly po...2024-01-1946 min
OUT-rageously Me"Saying No and Asking for Help" with Claire PodulkaHow do you say NO without offending someone? How do you ask for help without feeling conscious about it? More importantly, do you feel like 3 racoons in a suit at times?
Hello everybody, this is Outrageously Me, a podcast for outcasts and an ode to self. This is all of me, your host Sri and today I have a special treat for you.
Claire Padulka is chief of staff at TXI, a product innovation consultancy. Personally, she's a mom, wife, daughter. friend writer cook and the list goes on and a proud Chicagoan.
...2023-09-2052 min
Tech Done RightEpisode 38: Diverse Agile Teams with Marlena Compton, Betsy Haibel, and Jennifer TuDiverse Agile Teams with Marlena Compton, Betsy Haibel, and Jennifer Tu
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Guests
Marlena Compton: Organizer of PearConf.
Betsy Haibel: CTO at Cohere.
Jennifer Tu: Co-Founder at Cohere.
Summary
How do common Agile practices like pair programming and retrospectives work when you have diverse teams? How can you make sure that underrepresented team members have their voices heard, and how does doing so improve...2018-05-2347 min
Tech Done RightEpisode 38: Diverse Agile Teams with Marlena Compton, Betsy Haibel, and Jennifer TuDiverse Agile Teams with Marlena Compton, Betsy Haibel, and Jennifer Tu
TableXI is now offering training for developers and products teams! For more info, email workshops@tablexi.com.
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Guests
Marlena Compton: Organizer of PearConf.
Betsy Haibel: CTO at Cohere.
Jennifer Tu: Co-Founder at Cohere.
Summary
How do common Agile practices like pair programming and retrospectives work when you have diverse teams? How can you make sure that underrepresented team members have their voices heard, and how does doing so improve...2018-05-2347 minTech Done RightEpisode 29: Developers from the Perspective of Product OwnersDevelopers from the Perspective of Product Owners
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Guests
Cat de Merode: VP of Product at PeaPod
Matt McNamara: Product Manager
Summary
Have you ever wondered what it's like to work with a software team? Perhaps you are a developer wondering what you seem like from the outside? Or maybe you are starting...2018-01-3139 min
Tech Done RightEpisode 29: Developers from the Perspective of Product OwnersDevelopers from the Perspective of Product Owners
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Guests
Cat de Merode: VP of Product at PeaPod
Matt McNamara: Product Manager
Summary
Have you ever wondered what it's like to work with a software team? Perhaps you are a developer wondering what you seem like from the outside? Or maybe you are...2018-01-3139 minTech Done RightEpisode 15: Agile Teams and Escaping Velocity with Doc Norton and Claire PodulkaAgile Teams and Escaping Velocity with Doc Norton and Claire Podulka
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Guests
Doc Norton: Co-Founder and CEO of CTO2.
Claire Podulka: Project Manager at Table XI.
Summary
How can you tell whether an agile software team is successful? Many teams use a single measure: velocity. Doc Norton, author of Escape Velocity, and Claire Podulka join the show to discuss why velocity is not a useful measure: it...2017-07-1244 min
Tech Done RightEpisode 15: Agile Teams and Escaping Velocity with Doc Norton and Claire PodulkaAgile Teams and Escaping Velocity with Doc Norton and Claire Podulka
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Guests
Doc Norton: Co-Founder and CEO of CTO2.
Claire Podulka: Project Manager at Table XI.
Summary
How can you tell whether an agile software team is successful? Many teams use a single measure: velocity. Doc Norton, author of Escape Velocity, and Claire Podulka join the show to discuss why velocity is not a useful measure: it...2017-07-1244 min