Podcast appearances and mentions of brad fitch

Brad FitchBoth of Brad Fitch's parents were musicians as he grew up. His mom would sit him down and let him listen to kids' records, and he adored them. He loved analyzing what instruments made which sounds on the records, and he realized early on he had a knack for memorizing lyrics.At the age of six, he was introduced to the treble and bass clefs for the first time during piano lessons. In fifth grade, when he was eligible to join the school band, he decided to play the trombone, inspired by the song “Seventy-Six Trombones” from the classic 1962 movie adaptation of the Broadway show The Music Man. Thank you for listening to The Mountain-Ear podcast featuring the news and culture from peak to peak.SUBSCRIBE ONLINE and use the COUPON CODE PODCAST FOR A 10% Discount for ALL NEW SUBSCRIBERS https://www.themtnear.com/subscribe/ You can find us online by visiting https://www.themtnear.com/Find us on Facebook @mtnearYou can contact our editor at info@themountainear.com.Thank you for listening.

Few workforces have been studied and dissected as much as that of the two million-strong executive branch of the federal government. There's another smaller, if no less crucial workforce. It belongs to Congress. The latest research shows wide-and-deep dissatisfaction among congressional staff members. For details, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke with the President and CEO of the Congressional Management Foundation, Brad Fitch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Few workforces have been studied and dissected as much as that of the two million-strong executive branch of the federal government. There's another smaller, if no less crucial workforce. It belongs to Congress. The latest research shows wide-and-deep dissatisfaction among congressional staff members. For details, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke with the President and CEO of the Congressional Management Foundation, Brad Fitch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We have a very special guest with us today who is definitely no strangerto Estes Park. In fact, perhaps for many folks who visit, he is Estes Park!Raised right here in Estes, this singer, songwriter and guitarist has beenplaying professionally since he was 15 years old. He specializes inoriginal folk and western music.In 2001, he performed for the president of the United States during hisvisit to Colorado.In 2008 he performed for the Democratic National Convention inDenver. A year later he received the Hawaii Music Award. He also wasawarded the All-Around Cowboy entertainer at the Aspen LodgeCowboy Poetry gathering.To date, he has recorded 24 albums featuring his original music thatreflects what he loves about nature and the western lifestyle.All of this, and, he is a veteran United States Coast Guard officer as well.We are talking about none other than our good friend Brad Fitch

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Welcome our guest Brad Fitch, we're excited to have them on! We will discuss the connection between performance reviews and merit increases.

Welcome our guest Brad Fitch, we're excited to have them on! We will discuss the connection between performance reviews and merit increases.

Brad Fitch, Corporate Director of HR at Origins Behavioral Health Care, discusses what is the connection between performance reviews and merit increases? Welcome our guest Brad Fitch, we’re excited to have them on! We’re going to discuss the connection between performance reviews and merit increases. How does one affect the other? How often should you […]

Mark Rashid is an internationally known author and horseman known for his ability to understand the horse’s point of view and solve difficult problems with communication rather than force. When Mark decided to study the martial art of aikido as a way to improve his horsemanship, he brought the same quiet determination to it that he exhibits in his work with horses. After years of practice, he has earned a second-degree black belt in Yoshinkan aikido and now teaches the “way of harmony” in the local dojo as well as in his Aikido for Horseman workshops, which are known also by the name of “Aibado.” He is the author of fourteen books including Considering the Horse, Horses Never Lie, Life Lessons from a Ranch Horse, Horsemanship Through Life, Whole Heart, Whole Horse, Journey to Softness, and Finding The Missed Path, as well as a novel, Out of the Wild. He also has three music CD’s: Song of the Prairie, Making Good Time, and My Western Town, recorded with his good friend Brad Fitch.Mark's Website: https://markrashid.com/Check Out Mark's book's on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Considering-Horse-Problems-Lessons-Learned/Mark's Considering The Horse Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/consideringthehorseWarwick has over 650 Online Training Videos that are designed to create a relaxed, connected, and skilled equine partner. Start your horse training journey today!https://videos.warwickschiller.com/Check us out on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WarwickschillerfanpageWatch hundreds of free Youtube Videos: https://www.youtube.com/warwickschillerFollow us on Instagram: @warwickschiller

Brad Fitch is the President and CEO of the Congressional Management Foundation ("CMF"). Founded in 1977, CMF is a 501(c)(3) nonpartisan nonprofit organization with a mission to build trust and effectiveness in Congress. CMF does that by enhancing the performance of the institution, legislators and their staffs through research-based education and training, and by strengthening the bridge and understanding between Congress and the people it serves. Brad began his career as a radio and television reporter in the 1980s, and then went to work on Capitol Hill in 1988 where he served for 13 years. He worked in a variety of positions for four Members of Congress, including: press secretary, campaign manager, legislative director, and chief of staff. Fitch left Congress in 2001 to work for the Congressional Management Foundation. As Deputy Director of CMF, he served as a management consultant for Members of Congress, offering confidential guidance, conducting staff training programs, and writing publications on enhancing the performance of individual congressional offices and the institution. He left CMF in 2006 to form a new company, Knowlegis, in affiliation with Capitol Advantage. Knowlegis is now a part of CQ-Roll Call Group, where Fitch served as a Vice President until 2010 when he returned to CMF. Help us grow! Leave us a rating and review - it's the best way to bring new listeners to the show. Don't forget to subscribe! Have a suggestion, or want to chat with Jim? Email him at Jim@ThePoliticalLife.net  Follow The Political Life on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter for weekly updates.

Julia German checks in and shares a favorite passage from Letters to Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke and we discuss The Adventurer's Son by Roman Dial. Things are light-hearted, but also get a little deep.Music by Birds of NorwayIntro music by MomentsOutro music is by Carrie Newcomer performed by Brad Fitch outside in Estes Park. Check out his music at cowboybrad.com.

Meet your Member of Congress If a lawmaker has not yet made a firm decision on an issue, an in-person meeting has a ninety-four percent efficacy rate as an advocacy strategy. It’s important for constituents to connect a personal story to pertinent information of how proposed legislation will impact the local community. This is what the lawmaker wants to know. Showing up at town hall meetings is also an effective way to share the needs and concerns of the community to the member of Congress. Congress works for us Most members of Congress are decent people trying to do the best they can for their constituents. Engaging with them in a polite manner can be the best way for them to truly hear and understand the concerns of the people they represent. Congressional staffers are the unsung patriots of our democracy, who are dedicated to make the world a better place even though they often take a lot of grief on behalf of their members of Congress. Virtual protest and dialogue Virtual protest is one of the most effective ways to interact with members of Congress. After the lawmaker has made remarks on a specific issue, posting comments on Facebook or Twitter that pertain to that issue will be seen. Email petitions also work as long as they are personalized so that they don’t end up in a junk folder. Moderated online town hall meetings and telephone town hall calls are also good ways to dialogue with the elected representative.  Find out more: Brad Fitch is the President & CEO of the Congressional Management Foundation. He has spent 25 years in Washington as a journalist, congressional aide, consultant, college instructor, Internet entrepreneur, and writer/researcher. He is the author of Citizen's Handbook to Influencing Elected Officials Opens a New Window. Click here to read CMF’s 2017 report, “Citizen Centric Advocacy: The Untapped Power of Constituent Engagement.” You can follow Brad on Twitter @bradfitch

Our new season examines the power of protest and other civic action. Guests include activists who protest and advocates who don’t, from Brad Fitch of the Congressional Management Foundation and Jackie Zammuto of WITNESS to Micah White, co-founder of Occupy Wall Street, and more.

Many individuals use the new year as an opportunity to get fit -- and similarly, it's a great opportunity for your organization to get its advocacy program in shape. We've invited two experts to the show today to help you with that -- David Lusk, Founder of Key Advocacy and Brad Fitch, CEO of the Congressional Management Foundation. David Lusk is a returning guest who Ernesto called an "Advocacy Personal Trainer" and they are both committed to creating better advocates -- whether as individual citizens or as an organization. Over 50,000 people have taken the citizen advocate training offered by the Congressional Management Foundation and on this episode, you'll hear some myths busted about lobbying Congress. Think your voice doesn't count or your organization is too small or lacking the budget to hire a high-powered lobbyist? You need to tune in today to learn how you can direct the resources you have in the proper direction to getting what you and the members of your organization want.

A new report by a bipartisan think tank says after years of cutting its own budget, Congress has left it in a situation where it has too many responsibilities with too few people and two little time to manage them. The conclusions are based on a survey of more than 100 of the people who actually run Capitol Hill: senior congressional staffers. Brad Fitch, president of the Congressional Management Foundation, spoke with Federal Drive with Tom Temin about the findings, and what Congress can do to rethink the way its organized.

Listen to a conversation between NCDD Managing Director Courtney Breese and Brad Fitch of the Congressional Management Foundation. The Foundation works with Members of Congress and staff to enhance their operations and interactions with constituents. Brad and Courtney discuss the work of the Foundation, as well as his reflections from NCDD 2016 and the possibilities he sees for bringing dialogue and deliberation practices to Members of Congress.