Arlia and Mark discuss the classic book Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, widely known as the father of positive psychology.

Rooted in decades of worldwide research, the concept of Flow comprises the conditions we create for optimal experience – and creativity – in the ways in which we react to our external environment and circumstances.

Arlia and Mark discuss fear and uncertainty as they intertwine with the collective trauma the country continues to experience from the pandemic. They also look forward, with hope, to an eventual shift from trauma to recovery, and how creativity may be a part of integrating that trauma.

In this episode, Arlia and Mark share some personal stories about customer service experiences during the pandemic, which lead to a discussion about what it is like to being trapped in the need for being right. In those situations, what do we do when we get defensive or triggered? How can we grow, change, and follow our own sense of ethics?

Arlia Hoffman invites her co-host Mark Elberfeld to share his experience of recently achieving a long-time goal of his: to write 50,000 words during the month of November through the online platform National Novel Writing Month, affectionally known as NaNoWriMo. Mark shares what he learned during the process, especially how to leverage the current circumstances of his life to help make this happen.

In the very first episode of Spiral Leadership Radio’s podcast, hosts Mark Elberfeld and Arlia Hoffman discuss the disorientation they and others are feeling during the pandemic, particularly in the global pivot to virtual working and education. They ask each other what the word “leadership” even means at this point and why they bristle at its connotations.

In the second episode of SLR’s podcast, co-hosts Arlia Hoffman and Mark Elberfeld continue their earlier discussion about boundaries in this new era of living on Zoom and the continued challenges in the education system.

They also discuss the importance of having a code of ethics when engaging in work with colleagues and clients. When ethics are spelled out and agreed upon, it is much easier to point to difficult moments when ethics have been breached.

Introducing Spiral Leadership Radio hosted by the founders of Spiral Leadership Group, Arlia Hoffman and Mark Elberfeld. In this introductory episode, Mark and Arlia share who they are and what Spiral does.

In 2016, Mark Elberfeld and Arlia Hoffman began to envision a company that would provide opportunities for personal and community growth. Their shared desire to bring skills, integrity and compassion to all has brought Spiral Leadership Group into being.