Episodes

(Summit Pointe Ep 2) Crisis Intervention Team: Concept to Success

In the second visit with Summit Pointe, the importance to collaborations in the community is highlighted. Summit Pointe CEO Jeannie Goodrich and Meghan Taft, Director of Community Engagement, discuss a program that went from a concept over coffee to demonstrated...

(Summit Pointe Ep 1) Who Is Summit Pointe?

In the first of a special Richard Piet Show series of visits with Summit Pointe, we begin to understand the impact of behavioral health programs in Calhoun County, Michigan. From an innovative First Step 24-hour psychiatric urgent care facility opened in 2021 to...

(EOS Episode 4) Know Your Core Focus and Stay in Control

In the special Richard Piet Show series EOS: Traction for Your Workplace Goals, episode 4 discusses the challenge businesses have keeping control of resources, time and projects. When shiny objects come along (squirrel!), how can a business keep on-track with its core...

(EOS Episode 3) Does Your Staff “G-W-C” Their Jobs?

EOS: Traction for Your Workplace Goals episode 3 continues with a focus on people. This time, EOS implementer Michele Mollard discusses the "G-W-C" test managers can use to assess whether they have the right people in the right seats in their organization. More...

Back to the Workplace: HR Advice for Employees and Employers

In summer 2021 as HR gurus Tania Brammer and Terri Vernon prepared to begin their podcast Go Talk With HR, they stopped by TRPS and offer advice on going back to the workplace after the COVID-19 pandemic. Employers - Have you prepared and communicated any new...

(EOS Episode 2) Do You Have the Right People?

In this episode, EOS implementer Michele Mollard discusses the "right people" concept initially introduced in episode one. Are the people walking your workplace halls reflecting the core values on your walls? More information: http://www.your-sherpa.com Book...

Michigan’s Haunted Lighthouses

Author and Michigan tourism expert Dianna Stampfler returns on The Richard Piet Show, this time to discuss Michigan's Haunted Lighthouses - her book published in 2019. The awesome structures are fascinating in and of themselves, and harbor a rich history. Add to...

Coming Soon: Richard Piet Show Expansion

Richard talks about returning from a brief hiatus with an expanded effort to bring more content to the program. Click to hear more! Episode references: CBS News "On The Road" with Steve Hartman Purposeful exposure - Livemic Communications

Mental Health Innovation: Behavioral Health Urgent Care

Summit Pointe, the county mental health authority in Calhoun County, Michigan, is banking that a new approach to its population's mental health needs will mean a healthier community. In this episode, Summit Pointe CEO Jeannie Goodrich discusses the opening of its...