The Friends At Work Podcast

The Friends At Work Podcast episodes:

• 10.18.2018

  Episode 26 - Personal Finance Planning and Emotional Intelligence

  Now that you’re making this money, what do you do with it? It’s easy to think that only people who make a lot of money should ask this question or have this worry. However, Brad Sherman says this is a...

  
• 09.20.2018

  Episode 25 - Relationship Management for Social Change

  Learn the story behind Kid Museum, organizers of the annual Maker Fair, now KidFest, Silver Spring. Cara Lesser left behind a successful 20-year Public Policy career to found a one-of-a-kind learning organization for kids. Get a behind-the-scenes look and learn...

  
• 09.14.2018

  Episode 24 - When Your Trauma Follows You To Work

  Nkem Ijeh is an activist to stop child sexual abuse in Africa (StopSCAN). A survivor of child abuse herself, Nkem shares a story of the unusually positive support she received from a couple of her bosses during one of the...

  
• 09.07.2018

  Episode 23 - Taking the Lead - Respecting Peoples and Cultures

  Eric Rasch is the Operations Manager of the Silver Spring, Civic Building, downtown Silver Spring, Maryland. Silver Spring borders Washington, DC and is one of the 10 most diverse cities in the United States. Eric, who’s originally from Missouri, shares...

  
• 05.12.2018

  Episode 18 - It's nothing personal. It's just business - or is it just?

  In our laughter-filled but candid conversation, Kelly Leonard and I talk about transitioning from the corporate world to entrepreneurship, Faith, MeToo, managing rejection in business and more. Kelly is the CEO of Kelly Leonard Consulting. She is an author, speaker, trainer,...

  
• 05.03.2018

  Episode 17 - Relationships are Taylor-Made

  It’s not just a clever title, it’s true. Even when we have a clear agenda, we have to feel our way through to successful engagement with other people and organizations. This comes clearly across as I learn from Christina’s stories...

  
• 04.26.2018

  Episode 16 - Half Teacher, Half Therapist with a Side of Family

  Brian Haney (Founder and Vice President of the Haney Company) shares EQ skills needed to handle client interaction through the prospecting, converting and maintenance phases. He also shares the origin story of his family business and how they've been able...

  
• 04.19.2018

  Episode 15 - The School to Prison Pipeline

  Some of the discipline practices used in schools are disproportionately biased against lower income boys of color and feeds them directly into the prison system. In this second interview with School Psychologist, Andrea Howard, PhD, discusses restorative justice versus zero...

  
• 04.12.2018

  Episode 14 - An Officer And A Gentleman

  An Army Officer shares his thoughts on team bonding, effective task management, MeToo in the army, arming teachers in school and more. Peter Cairns works in Congressional Affairs at the Pentagon and is also an Adjunct Professor at the George...

  
• 04.05.2018

  Episode 13 - A Pilot at Work

  Have you ever wondered how pilots deal with jetlag? Or what happens behind the scene to make flights safe and comfortable for the traveling public? Or like me, have you ever wondered if a plane is started like a car...

  
• 03.22.2018

  Episode 11 - Women at Work: Teaching for Life

  In my discussion with Diana Smith PhD, Principal, Washington Latin Public Charter School, one of the things that come across is her desire to develop not just intellectually competent but emotional intelligent students and Staff. Listen as she shares her...

  
• 03.15.2018

  Episode 10 - Women at Work: Policy Wonk Turned Wedding Planner

  On this episode, I interview a researcher, turned wedding planner. With a PhD in Public Policy and a Stanford alumna, Marie-Claire Vasquez Duran has an enviable academic pedigree. Her business, Claire Duran, based in the DC metro area does full...

  
• 03.07.2018

  Episode 9 - Women at Work: From Flight Attendant to Cancer Immunotherapy

  This episode is the first in the series of Women at Work profiles, as we celebrate women in the month of March #WomensHistoryMonth #WomenatWork #WomenRock #EmotionalIntelligence A New Zealander from a blue collar background, Melanie Grant PhD and I had...

  
• 03.01.2018

  Episode 8 - Guns at Work: Could Arming Teachers Harm Teaching?

  This week, I explore the consequences of arming teachers and its potential impact on other teachers rather than just students. So, I reached out to an experienced teacher I know here in the State of Maryland, Ryan Gilmore. We spoke...

  
• 02.22.2018

  Episode 7 - School Shootings, Trauma-Informed Care and Emotionally Safe Work Places

  With the backdrop of the recent Florida school shootings, I talk with School Psychologist, Andrea Howard, PhD about the pathway to emotional healing for the families of victims and those impacted by this and similar horrendous acts that have become...

  
• 02.08.2018

  Episode 5 - What Workplace Friendship Means in Different Cultures

  In this episode, Angelina Klouthis shares stories from her experience living and working in different countries around the world, from Niger to Nicaragua to Spain to the US and many places in between. And she compares and contrasts her experiences...

  
• 02.01.2018

  Episode 4 - Treat people the way you want to be treated

  Danielle Wivell-Wagner, a super bubbly lady, talks with me about treating others with respect and a surprise $18,000 prize she received from WeWork for having such a great community spirit.

  
• 01.24.2018

  Episode 3 - Relating with transgender at work

  Misha Clive is a nationally recognized and lifelong LGBTQ activist and my conversation with her about gender and transgender identity was highly enlightening. This is definitely the most educative discussion on the subject I’ve had.

  
• 01.24.2018

  Episode 2 - She met the love of her life at work

  In my conversation with Zadie Oleksiw, one of the sweetest people I’ve met in a while, we talk about women role models, finding love at work and some of the challenges of relating with men in the workplace.