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NVC Resources on Business or Workplace

Leadership within Your Workplace (4 Session Course)

Leadership within Your Workplace (4 Session Course)

Leadership within Your Workplace (4 Session Course)

with Miki Kashtan

Audio • 4 - 6 hours • 06/12/2015

Audio
4 - 6 hours
06/12/2015

Most of us believe we are powerless at work – even if we’re the one “in charge.” This course offers you the opportunity to learn how to consciously change this mindset, and have a positive impact on workplace culture and attitudes along the way. Most of us believe we are powerless at work – even if we’re the one “in charge.” This course offers you the opportunity to learn how to consciously...

Help for Overwhelm

Help for Overwhelm

Help for Overwhelm

with LaShelle Lowe-Chardé

Article • 3-5 minutes • 11/2019

Article
3-5 minutes
11/2019

Reducing overwhelm requires you to reconnect with your authentic choice, be present and compassionate with what's happening, heal trauma, and interrupt the trauma response. Read on for ways that may help you reconnect with your choice, presence and more on trauma.

Workplace Series: Two Strategies for Adapting NVC into the Workplace

Workplace Series: Two Strategies for Adapting NVC into the Workplace

Workplace Series: Two Strategies for Adapting NVC into the Workplace

with Miki Kashtan

Audio • 6 minutes • 10/2008

Audio
6 minutes
10/2008

Listen to Miki discuss two strategies for bringing NVC into the workplace in ways most likely to be well received. First Miki explains why it's best to focus more on needs than feelings in business environments. Second, she talks about unpacking needs into phrases as a way of enhancing workplace connection.

How do I bring NVC into a job that isn't suited for NVC?

How do I bring NVC into a job that isn't suited for NVC?

How do I bring NVC into a job that isn't suited for NVC?

with Jeff Brown

Video • 5 minutes • 05/19/2016

Video
5 minutes
05/19/2016

What if you work in construction or someplace that you are concerned would not to be open to bringing in Nonviolent Communication(NVC)? The answer depends on what you mean when you say, "Bring NVC into business."

Feelings and Needs Cards

Feelings and Needs Cards

Feelings and Needs Cards

with Free to Be Parents

Learning Tool • N/A • Circa 2006

Learning Tool
N/A
Circa 2006

These downloadable cards are graciously offered to help busy parents who want more time and less struggle.

Tips for the Road Series: Tip 8. Practice Self-Empathy with Your Whole Body

Tips for the Road Series: Tip 8. Practice Self-Empathy with Your Whole Body

Tips for the Road Series: Tip 8. Practice Self-Empathy with Your Whole Body

with Eric Bowers

Trainer Tip • 1 - 2 minutes • 01/2016

Trainer Tip
1 - 2 minutes
01/2016

In our fast-paced, busy lives it is tempting to practice NVC mostly with the left hemisphere of the brain, thinking through the steps quickly without slowing down to connect more deeply with feelings and needs. Don't miss an opportunity to integrate the hemispheres of the brain and the valuable information from the neural networks in the heart and gut.

Experience More Joy and Success at Work

Experience More Joy and Success at Work

Experience More Joy and Success at Work

with Dian Killian, PhD, Gregg Kendrick, Martha Lasley, Mary Mackenzie, Mel Sears, Wes Taylor

Audio • 57 minutes • 10/30/2013

Audio
57 minutes
10/30/2013

If you’d like to bring more joy and fun into your workplace, listen to this trainer dialogue for NVC tips and tools from some of the leading experts in the industry.

The Empathy Factor in Workplaces Where People Thrive (4 Session Course)

The Empathy Factor in Workplaces Where People Thrive (4 Session Course)

The Empathy Factor in Workplaces Where People Thrive (4 Session Course)

with Gregg Kendrick and Marie Miyashiro

Audio • 4 - 6 hours • 10/11/2011

Audio
4 - 6 hours
10/11/2011

How is empathy in the workplace a professional skill? If you are ready to learn why and how empathy is the critical factor to more productivity, profitability and collaboration in the workplace, this recording is for you!

Self Connection in the Turbulent Times of COVID-19

Self Connection in the Turbulent Times of COVID-19

Self Connection in the Turbulent Times of COVID-19

with Bridget Belgrave

Article • 4 - 6 minutes • 03/2020

Article
4 - 6 minutes
03/2020

Read on for a demonstration of self empathy -- all generated within the context of both the COVID-19 pandemic, and the changes to Bridget's life that have arisen as a result.

Interdependence vs. Dependence/Independence

Interdependence vs. Dependence/Independence

Interdependence vs. Dependence/Independence

with Mary Mackenzie

Trainer Tip • 1 - 2 minutes • 10/2005

Trainer Tip
1 - 2 minutes
10/2005

Trainer tip: NVC consciousness recognizes interdependence. In this process each person is autonomous; everyone's needs matter; people have choice and responsibility for their actions; there's abundance, and a valuing of coming together. The dependence / independence paradigm assumes we either need someone else to be whole -- or we don’t need others at all. Commit to living autonomously. Notice...

NVC Mediation Level 1 Training: Mediating Conflict for Yourself and Others (8 Session Course)

NVC Mediation Level 1 Training: Mediating Conflict for Yourself and Others (8 Session Course)

NVC Mediation Level 1 Training: Mediating Conflict for Yourself and Others (8 Session Course)

with John Kinyon

Audio • 11 - 14 hours • 02/2011

Audio
11 - 14 hours
02/2011

This telecourse recording provides an experience with the language, skills and consciousness of NVC applied to mediating all types of conflict whether you are one of the people in conflict or you are supporting others in conflict.

Nonviolent Communication Circle of Life

Nonviolent Communication Circle of Life

Nonviolent Communication Circle of Life

with Christine King and Jean Morrison

Learning Tool • N/A • 01/2010

Learning Tool
N/A
01/2010

The NVC Circle of Life is a mandala illustrating the process and consciousness of Nonviolent Communication. Mandala literally means "sacred circle" and symbolizes wholeness, balance and harmony.

Improving Relationships as a Primary Goal

Improving Relationships as a Primary Goal

Improving Relationships as a Primary Goal

with Mary Mackenzie

Trainer Tip • 1 - 2 minutes • 01/04/2005

Trainer Tip
1 - 2 minutes
01/04/2005

Trainer Tip: We can improve our relationships by focusing our attention first on connection instead of other stragegies.

"First Call for Children - the Power of my Dreams" NVC Workshop

"First Call for Children - the Power of my Dreams" NVC Workshop

"First Call for Children - the Power of my Dreams" NVC Workshop

with Gitta Zimmermann

Video • 1 hour, 10 minutes • 02/27/2017

Video
1 hour, 10 minutes
02/27/2017

In October 2016, CNVC Certified Trainer Gitta Zimmerman held her 5th international workshop for people working with street children in Ruhpolding, Germany. This time most of the participants were already experienced, and we were merging more and more into a family. The workshop focus was on “mediation” and “entrepreneurship.

Safe Experimentation

Safe Experimentation

Safe Experimentation

with Mary Mackenzie

Trainer Tip • 1-2 minutes • 10/2005

Trainer Tip
1-2 minutes
10/2005

Trainer Tip: Instead of trying for perfection, let’s try safe experimentation: Acknowledge that whenever we try a new behavior, it’s bound to take us a few times before we get it right. Read on for how we can do this. We'll use learning empathy as an example.

Navigating Conflict (6 Session Course)

Navigating Conflict (6 Session Course)

Navigating Conflict (6 Session Course)

with Jim & Jori Manske

Audio • 6 - 9 hours • 09/15/2011

Audio
6 - 9 hours
09/15/2011

Join veteran Mediators and Facilitators, Jori and Jim Manske in using Nonviolent Communication and mediation skills for transforming conflict into connection between yourself and others.

The Book of Love: Bringing You Closer to Your Lover

The Book of Love: Bringing You Closer to Your Lover

The Book of Love: Bringing You Closer to Your Lover

with Shantigarbha Warren

Trainer Tip • 1-2 minutes • Circa 2007

Trainer Tip
1-2 minutes
Circa 2007

Trainer Tip: Could you tell me something I do that meets your need for love?

Communicating Our Deepest Desires

Communicating Our Deepest Desires

Communicating Our Deepest Desires

with Mary Mackenzie

Trainer Tip • 1-2 minutes • 10/2005

Trainer Tip
1-2 minutes
10/2005

Trainer Tip: When we "protect" ourselves by not asking for what we want, we block ourselves from getting our needs met. From here, disappointment and resentment can build -- especially if this is a pattern. Instead, notice when you're tempted to do this, and be honest and upfront about what you want to improve the quality of your relationships.

Practical Ideas to Keep Workplace Relationships Satisfying

Practical Ideas to Keep Workplace Relationships Satisfying

Practical Ideas to Keep Workplace Relationships Satisfying

with Sylvia Haskvitz

Article • 4 - 6 minutes • 1/2010

Article
4 - 6 minutes
1/2010

Workplace relationships are complex. Each employee brings their unique self to work. Their background, perspective, emotional triggers, and working style. Add to this the dynamics of power relations, and the fact that often workplace communication now takes place at our computer keyboards rather than face-to-face. Sylvia Haskvitz offers practical tips to make today's complex workplace...

Holding Dilemmas Together in the Workplace

Holding Dilemmas Together in the Workplace

Holding Dilemmas Together in the Workplace

with Miki Kashtan

Article • 11 - 16 minutes • 2/2013

Article
11 - 16 minutes
2/2013

When we are transparent about our concerns, brainstorm solutions together, and look towards making a decision with the other person, we can increase understanding, partnership, and mutual support. This invites people to work on the same issue from the same direction, collaboratively seek solutions, and tap a deeper wisdom. In the end, the future survival of our species depends on this kind of...

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