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...
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...
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...
“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...
“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...
