{"podcast":{"title":"Austin Tech Connect: The Podcast For The Austin Technology Ecosystem, Business Leaders, and Tech Entrepreneurs!","slug":"austin-tech-connect","podcast_index_feed_id":5893386,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/445386/rss","website_url":"https://www.austintechnologycouncil.org","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/5/7/1/3/571305043495b7a2a04421dee9605cbd/Austin_Tech_Cover.png","author":"Austin Technology Council","episode_count":146,"summary":"Austin Tech Connect is the go to podcast for all things Technology in the Austin, Texas region. The show is hosted by the CEO of Austin Technology Council, Thom Singer. For over two years this show has highlighted local tech leaders who make a difference in the Austin tech ecosystem. Each week Thom sits down with leaders in technology & business from the greater Austin area to explore success stories, business advice, and visions for the future of Austin Tech. The Austin Technology Council has been bringing people together and serving the local tech ecosystem for over 32 years. If you are looking for the \"Whose Who\" of the Austin Technology Community, you need to be listening to the Austin Tech Connect Podcast. The Austin Tech Community is vibrant ecosystem of companies, non-profits, universities, and government agencies that are committed to keeping Austin as a leading technology center. Over the past three decades the city of Austin, Texas has transformed from a college town that is the State Capital, into a fast growing tech center. Homegrown startups grow into international leaders, and many other companies have opened offices in Austin or moved their headquarters. The future…","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/austin-tech-connect"},"episode":{"title":"Irresistible Change with Phil Gilbert","slug":"irresistible-change-with-phil-gilbert","published_at":"2026-02-26T19:47:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/austin-tech-connect/irresistible-change-with-phil-gilbert","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/austin-tech-connect","url":"https://a7b1cb29-8eb2-4801-9ccb-e0eb899497ab.libsyn.com/irresistible-change-with-phil-gilbert","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/a7b1cb29-8eb2-4801-9ccb-e0eb899497ab/ATC_Phil_Gilbert_-_Stereo_Mix.mp3?dest-id=3729132","summary":"Phil Gilbert explains how to drive large-scale organizational change by treating internal transformations like a startup product launch. He shares lessons from his time at IBM on how to earn genuine buy-in without relying on executive mandates.","meta_description":"Learn how to drive irresistible organizational change and earn employee buy-in using startup principles, featuring Phil Gilbert, former IBM Design Lead.","key_points":["Main idea: Mandates fail because they trigger defensive compliance theater rather than genuine adoption","Practical takeaway: To drive change, treat your internal program like a product that must be so good people choose to disrupt their own status quo","Failure mode: Measuring outputs (tasks completed) instead of outcomes (actual impact) prevents leaders from seeing true progress","Main idea: Successful transformation requires identifying and neutralizing the 'antibodies' within an ecosystem that pull teams back to the old way","Practical takeaway: Effective leadership involves documenting the 'why' behind every decision to provide context and build trust"],"chapters":[{"start_ms":60000,"title":"The Early Days of PC Consulting","summary":"Phil discusses his entry into the computing world in the 1980s and the founding of his first consulting company."},{"start_ms":240000,"title":"The Impact of Early Word Processors","summary":"A look back at the cultural resistance to early computing tools and the shift in professional workflows."},{"start_ms":400000,"title":"Founding a Tech Company","summary":"Reflections on the early days of entrepreneurship and the mission to bring PCs to every professional desktop."},{"start_ms":560000,"title":"Building Tech Culture","summary":"The importance of intentional culture-building and the legacy of Austin's early tech pioneers."},{"start_ms":885000,"title":"The Blueprint for Irresistible Change","summary":"How to lead massive transformations at IBM by focusing on market-driven adoption rather than top-down mandates."},{"start_ms":1055000,"title":"Running Change Programs Like Products","summary":"Strategies for overcoming the momentum of the status quo to ensure widespread organizational adoption."},{"start_ms":1390000,"title":"Navigating Ecosystem Antibodies","summary":"Identifying the organizational forces that resist change and how to work through them during a transition."}],"topics":["Change Management","Organizational Transformation","Entrepreneurship","Austin Tech History","Leadership Strategy","Product-Led Growth","Corporate Culture","IBM"],"duration_seconds":2180,"processing_state":"processed","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/austin-tech-connect/episodes/irresistible-change-with-phil-gilbert/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/austin-tech-connect/irresistible-change-with-phil-gilbert.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}