Bright Spots: Miami Innovation Academy
Denver Peak Academy has had the privilege of training over 900 individuals representing over 200 agencies from outside of the City and County of Denver. Many of these participants attend […]
Bright Spots: Leya Hartman – City Council Aide, District 8 (Cohort 89)
Leya Hartman is a City Council Aide for Councilman Christopher Herndon of District 8, an area that includes Park Hill, Stapleton, and portions of East Colfax and Montbello. She went […]
Congratulations Mt. Yale Peak!
Congratulations to Cohort 58, who just closed out the fourth year of the Denver Peak Academy for us on December 16, 2016. We had a total of 18 individuals representing nine […]
Congrats to Mt. Princeton Peak!
We are excited to announce the graduation of our most recent Black Belt class – Mt. Princeton Peak! These 16 participants from Cohort 53 represented several organizations: Public Works Department of Environmental Health […]
Bright Spot: Juan Garza
Sometimes innovation starts with a “No”. Juan Garza, a cashier in Denver Public Works’ Finance and Administration, attempted an innovation shortly after taking Peak Academy’s Black Belt class. He wanted […]
Congratulations to Cohort 52 (Mt. Oxford Peak)!
We are excited to announce the graduation of our 52nd Black Belt class – Mt. Oxford Peak! With 22 participants, (19 City and County of Denver employees, 3 outside participants) […]
Tool Talk: Takt Time, Part III
It’s finally here: the highly-anticipated final takt time post!
Congratulations to our 51st Black Belt Cohort!
We are excited to announce the graduation of our 51st Black Belt class – Mt. of the Holy Cross Peak! With 18 participants, (14 City and County of Denver employees, 4 […]
Twin Peaks
Written by Inger Brinck, City Performance, Office of the Controller, City and County of San Francisco When I joined the City and County of San Francisco in 2013, I had […]
No Time to Be a Mentor? Here’s Why Making Time for Another Might be the Most Important Contribution You Make
Last year Peak launched a mentorship program and the results amazed us. Employees with a mentor: Identified 20% more in savings Actualized 40% more in savings One thing Peak has […]
DEN Peak Performance Goes on a Field Trip!
By Cassie Schoon, Performance Specialist, DEN Airport Part of continuous improvement is to reach outside of one’s own immediate experience and view processes from a slightly different perspective. For myself […]
Congratulations to Mt. Massive Peak!
We are excited to announce the graduation of our 50th Black Belt class – Mt. Massive Peak! With 18 participants, (14 City and County of Denver employees, 4 outside participants) we are […]
And Action! How one Colorado agency’s five minute play changed how we think about Ignite Presentations
At the end of every Black Belt training course that we do here at the Peak Academy we have a very special segment called “Ignite.” Ignite is a presentation format […]
Q and A with Donna Levesque, Administrative Manager with Loudoun County Animal Services
Donna came to Peak Academy Black Belt training in May of 2015 in effort to improve processes at the Loudoun County Animal Shelter. While with us, it was clear that […]
Congratulations to Mt. Lindsey Peak!
We are excited to announce the graduation of our 49th Black Belt class – Mt. Lindsey Peak! With 21 participants, (16 City and County of Denver employees, 5 outside participants) we are […]
What a waste!
Waste happens every day and in all kinds of circumstances, but there are ways to cut down on waste in the workplace in order to be more productive and provide customers with a better product or service.
