Recognition is a wonderful space to pause and publicly acknowledge the hard work and effort someone is putting in on their path to growth. Of my three pillars of management, it's is my favorite one.

Accountability might sound harsh but when it comes to a supportive work environment, knowing goals and expectations helps everyone share in each other’s professional challenges and accomplishments. We can support and celebrate our team when we’re all accountable.

Effective feedback builds trust among team members. Creating a culture of feedback opens lines of communication and provides a framework for productive conversation.

Core values allow you to clearly define and name what you believe to be most important. They give you a mechanism for evaluating your decisions and for identifying thoughts and behaviors that align with your beliefs.

COPPA is a comprehensive law aimed at protecting children’s privacy on the internet.

The Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA) protects the rights of parents and students to consent so sharing highly sensitive information in surveys, analyses, or evaluations.

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) protects student education records by granting rights to parents and eligible students—students who are 18 or older or enrolled in postsecondary school.

I’ve compiled my biggest takeaways from my recent unit testing and Heroku deployment workshop to hopefully help you with your next workshop prep.

I’ve given 7 talks, appeared on 2 podcasts, and done a radio interview. I’ve learned a ton about what makes a good talk and how to come up with content, but I’ve also learned some of the nitty gritty good-to-knows that can make the conference speaking experience 100 times easier.

Being a hair stylist is like being a personal consultant for each client that sits in your chair. My mom owns a successful hair salon in my hometown. A lot of what I know about being a good consultant comes from watching my mom and the other stylists.