Category Archives: Chrissie Brodigan

Hacking Professional Development: Code to Understanding Collaboration

October 1, 2011

During the recent Mozilla All-Hands, Deb Cohen, our Chief of People, invited top talent to facilitate professional development training opportunities. I attended quite a few sessions, but attending two sessions on negotiation led by David Eaves was transformative for me working at Mozilla, and maybe even in my life at-large. One of a few posts on Hacking Professional Development ***** By billfromesm via Flickr The ass-kicking realization that I’m not a great negotiator at this point in my career has [...]

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Hacking Professional Development: Lesson 2. Non-verbal Communication

October 1, 2011

Background: Just before Mozillla’s recent All-Hands, I shared a struggle I’m having with a number of team members. The response I received with ideas and offers of assistance has been overwhelmingly amazing. I’m actively working with a few colleagues on professional development that includes (but, certainly isn’t limited to) —self confidence, public speaking, written communication, verbal communication, and much more. One of a few posts I’m writing on Hacking Professional Development ***** By fiskfisk via flickr Melissa Shapiro, director of [...]

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Webgagement #5: Lightning Talk Lineup, Survey Results & a link to Q4 Projects

September 29, 2011

Webgagement Wednesday’s: Curated Webgagement content, delivered bi-monthly to your inbox as a newsletter! Previous Editions: September 31, 2011, Webgagement #4: Webify Me Stats, One Mozilla Retrospective & Fivvr September 14, Survey o’ Splendidness August 17, 2011, Webgagement #3: Iterate! Lightning Talks, Go to a Conference, & Other Useable Hype August 3, 2011, Webgagement #2: Underway, Post-Whippet World, Brand Toolkit & Other Useable Hype July 20, 2011, Webgagement #1: Q3 Kickoffs, Retrospectives, Mobile & Other Useable Hype We’re excited to deliver [...]

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Seeing Differently: Working With Gaze Studies on mozilla.org/firefox

September 28, 2011

Gazehawk A few months ago we worked with a fantastic company, Gazehawk, on creating and implementing a self-contained user test with eye-tracking technology. Typically, a lot of hardware and expensive software and user recruitment are needed to run these studies. Gazehawk’s technology made it possible for us to do things quickly and cheaply and we got outstanding results. What is Eye-Tracking? Eye tracking is the process of measuring either the point of gaze (“where we are looking”) or the motion [...]

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Mozilla’s All-Hands, Learning Labs, Three Levels of Listening

September 14, 2011

Wow, what a week. I’m exhausted and I feel like I could sleep for 25 hours, but I’m also strangely energized. During this Mozilla All-Hands, Deb Cohen, our Chief of People, invited top talent to facilitate professional development training opportunities. I attended quite a few sessions, including Everyday Leadership: Three Levels of Listening Listening & Leadership The ability to listen is a key part of being an effective leader. There are three levels of listening and choosing which level to [...]

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