Texas CEO Magazine May|June 2014 | Page 3

contents MAY / JUNE FEATURES MERGING THE 22 ARTIST & ENGINEER SURVIVING THE 26 SHARK TANK WHEN 30 COLLABORATION MEETS CURRICULUM HIGH-TECH HIGH 32 HEELS SHOW ME THE 34 POSSIBILITIES HUMAN CAPITAL & 36 INNOVATION MANAGING THE 40 IMPACT OF THE WATER-ENERGY NEXUS MEDICAID WASTE, 44 FRAUD & ABUSE IN THE WORLD OF MANAGED CARE STEM IN THE 48 FIRST PERSON DEPARTMENTS 8 EXECUTIVE EDUCATION A Poorer & Less Competitive Texas? Steve H. Murdock 10 COMMENTARY Educating Texas John Fitzpatrick STRATEGY 12 Teaching the Teachers Kimberly Hughes 14 PEOPLE MATTERS A Perfect Storm of Factors Is Keeping Tech Talent Scarce James Thompson 16 CHANGE MANAGEMENT Stem Based Learning Robert M. Caparo, Mary Margaret Caparo, Sandra Nite, James Morgan 18 LEADERSHIP A Leader’s Guide To Gratitude Hassan Bawab 20 GENERATION INTEGRATION Cardwell Head Start: Producing Young Einsteins Donald Olivo & Melinda Brijalba