Continuing Peak Education!
We are so proud of all of our Black Belts! It is so inspiring to hear how fellow employees are continuing to innovate in their everyday work lives, and using […]
MISE EN PLACE @ The City & County of Denver
This summer, after receiving tons of requests for more tools that identify and eliminate waste, like the kind we often find on our desks (i.e. candy wrappers and dated documents), […]
Congratulations to the Mt. Bross Cohort (#40)
Congratulations to the Mt. Bross Cohort! You WOW’d us with your creativity, your ignites, your passion, and your ideas. Thank you so much for sharing your time and passion with […]
Bright Spot: Rachel Ostwald
Rachel Ostwald works with the Denver Parks Department in the Southwest District, which includes the parks of Kenyon, Barnum, Ruby Hill, Washington, and Rosedale. She earned her MBA with a […]
What You Really Need to Know about (Local) Government: Peak Feature
Peak’s own Melissa Field shares her passion and love for the individuals that make up local government. Everyday I work with the people who pave your roads, pick up your […]
Lessons in Priority Based Budgeting: A Q & A with the founder of the (Un) Conference
Chris Fabian and Jon Johnson are the Co-Founder of the Center for Priority Based Budgeting (CPBB).Chris specifically has been a consultant focused on all levels of public entities about the […]
DHS Found a Golden Ticket!
Denver Human Services (DHS) staff in the Everything Else flow cells process and index thousands of documents daily. Their supervisors track how long it takes to process each day’s work, […]
Walk the Walk: Five Tips for Executing a Perfect “Gemba Walk”
Gemba is the “real place.” It is a word that means getting a view of what people do in their everyday work life. How do things actually function? What are all […]
Give and Take: Finding Success by Building Others Up
Once a quarter, we will review a book meant to empower workers from all sectors to become better managers and employees. This blog post is based on this quarter’s book […]
Simple change to contract approval process saves time and boosts Denver’s economy
A joint effort among the Clerk & Recorder’s Office, the City Attorney’s Office and City Council to streamline the way contracts are approved will allow contractors to begin work […]
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