by Carolyn Tragasz | Sep 16, 2021 | Productivity
This is Part 2 of a two-part blog series about a professional development course I took on Nonviolent Communication (NVC). If you haven’t already, check out Part 1, which discusses my personal NVC takeaways. Nonviolent Communication (NVC) is a communication...
by Carolyn Tragasz | Aug 6, 2021 | Productivity
At Binary Noggin, we strive to offer a human-centric workplace where people are given what they need to be successful. This year Binary Noggin graciously invested in my well-being and growth by sponsoring my enrollment in an online course about feelings and needs...
by Carolyn Tragasz | May 21, 2021 | Productivity, Tutorials
What is Kanban? A Kanban is a visual tool used by teams to organize the workflow of projects. The basic premise is to create a board for a project and sort the associated tasks into three columns: To do, work in progress (WIP), and done. Initially used by Toyota in...
by Carolyn Tragasz | Mar 9, 2021 | Productivity
“The most important requirement for running a retro is believing that everyone did the best they could with the information they had.” - Amos King I’ve spent the last several months learning how to facilitate team retrospectives. For anyone unfamiliar with the term, a...
by Carolyn Tragasz | Sep 30, 2020 | Productivity
“Americans have discovered suffering. It is springing up all around us.” John Heers, Director of the First Things Foundation* observed back in March. 2020 has been a rough one, and it's okay to be not ok right now. Acknowledging how you feel is important; equally...
