Since mid-March our lives have been much different trying to adapt and be safe while living through a pandemic. Everyone has a different story, different stressors and a different experience but it’s probably safe to say we have all had periods of feeling down and stressed. We have been wanting to better understand the common questions of "how can I take care of myself, my family and my team during these stressful times." For Episode 16 of the News from the Peak, We welcome a friend and an expert Chelli Pumphrey, M.A., Founder and Clinical Director at Trilogy Holistic Mental Health. The basic take away is simple. To take care of others you need to put your mask on first.

In this episode we have a conversation with the brother of our own David Ramm, the wildlife artist Carl Ramm. Among other things, Carl is part of a team that manages bears—Alaska Peninsula brown bears, to be exact—at Brooks Camp in Alaska’s Katmai National Park. As part of a team of bear techs, he helps track the bears’ movement and, as much as possible, guides them away from the camp’s many visitors and toward a place that’s safer for bears and humans alike. We believe there is some link here to management, leadership, living in harmony with nature... but mostly is a really interesting conversation about bears. 

Our team developed a bond with Dr. Wedding and after the amazing attendance on the WICSEC Micro Learning we asked her to be on our podcast to which she quickly agreed. She’s also agreed to facilitate a WICSEC book club on the topic in the early part of 2021 (so stay tuned). In this podcast episode we delve deeper into systemic racism and why it is so important to be having these conversations and provide more training. We get personal and hear from Dr. Wedding on why this work means so much to her and how we all be part of the solution and lead from wherever we are.

In this episode of News from the Peak, Maureen Leif speaks with the leaders of the Leadership Pulse, Liz Bullard and Puni Kalra. They talk about the origin of the idea, the intended audience, and what to expect when you participate.  As always… listen all the way to the end for some bonus content. (#outtakes)

On this episode of New from the Peak, we hear from David Ramm about Behavioral Economics, how we can use these concepts to improve services and how it impacts our daily lives. As a compliment to the episode, David has provided us with  some great resources to learn more about the topic. To find these please visit our website, and click on "News from the Peak".  Don't forget to stick around until the end for a peek behind the scenes at the News from the Peak virtual studio, and to hear David's greatest advice.

Maureen Leif has a conversation with Liz Bullard and Puni Kalra. It starts as a discussion about Executive Coaching, and winds up covering a lot of really interesting and intriguing topics.  Puni Kalra has a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Denver, and is a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC), and has been providing leadership development and executive coaching services to clients across a multitude of industries and disciplines.  Liz Bullard has a Masters in Systems Management, and is also a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC). Liz has over 20 years of experience, and has spent a great deal of time working with public sector clients especially in the Judiciary. Both of have a wealth of experience and insights and we are delighted to have them as guests on this episode. 

We are very pleased to be releasing our 10th Episode, and to welcome our guest than Irma J. Neal. Irma is the Co-Owner and Senior Partner at Onyx Rising Financial Services, and before that had a long and successful career in Government and Human Services in both the public and private sectors. Her recent book, Leading in Chaos, is available on Amazon and Audible, and links to the book can be found on our website.  Anyone that knows her understands that she brings something very positive, very productive and very real to the table. And if you don’t know her, this is your chance!

David and Maureen interview Mariellen Keely, Policy Program Consultant with the Virginia Department of Social Services. Mariellen talks with us about the kinds of digital marketing approaches seem to be working for the Virginia child support program, how programs can get past their fears of social media (and especially the negative comments that seem to come with the territory), and what the next wave in digital marketing for child support might be.

As pride month draws to a close, we wanted to dedicate an episode to hear from people close to us about what Pride Month means to them, and what it was like this year.  We were fortunate to interview 4 people for this project, and actually wound up with so much good stuff, we decided to make it a 2 part series. Part 2 features interviews with Joe Jean and Leigh Mamlin. 

As pride month draws to a close, we wanted to dedicate an episode to hear from people close to us about what Pride Month means to them, and what it was like this year.  We were fortunate to interview 4 people for this project, and actually wound up with so much good stuff, we decided to make it a 2 part series. Part 1 features interviews with Harry Mamlin and Mike Lockner.