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Episode 56 - Leadership Perspectives and Army Resilience, with Dr. James A. Helis

Leader Up - June 27, 2023 13:15 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
AMSC's Mr. David Howey meets with James A. Helis, Ph.D., Director, Army Resilience Directorate (ARD)*, to discuss the ARD mission, programs, and resources; the importance of resilience and building a positive climate and culture; Army Civilians; and other leadership and leader development topics ...

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What’s Trending: 7 Economic Indicators Flashing Red

USA Financial Trending Report - June 14, 2023 14:37 - 17 minutes
Right now, we have seven economic indicators that are all flashing red. In this episode of the Trending Report, we’ll talk about some of the impact that it’s currently having on the markets, and what might be anticipated as we look at all the data collected here as of 6/9/2023. The Trending Re...

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What’s Trending: 3 Angles to Assess U.S. Government Debt

USA Financial Trending Report - May 25, 2023 12:23 - 10 minutes
The clock has been ticking and now here we are bumped up against the U.S. government debt ceiling deadline. In this episode of the Trending Report, we’ll focus on taking the complex and making it simple, discussing what’s going on with the U.S. government debt ceiling and why it is important for...

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Episode 55 - Leadership as a Relationship, with CSM Shawn Carns

Leader Up - May 17, 2023 13:48 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
AMSC's Mr. David Howey meets with Command Sgt. Maj. Shawn Carns, I Corps command sergeant major at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA, to discuss his motivation to join the Army, his career progression, and other topics to include building and cultivating relationships, delegation, the role of Army Civ...

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What’s Trending: 7 Paths for the U.S. Debt Limit

USA Financial Trending Report - May 11, 2023 13:37 - 13 minutes
Without congressional action, it’s anticipated that we will default on the U.S. government debt as of June 1st. In this episode of the Trending Report, we’ll talk about the seven paths forward from here and what that might mean for the market. The Trending Report is an ongoing video/podcast se...

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What’s Trending: Surging Debt, Surging Vacancies

USA Financial Trending Report - April 27, 2023 15:50 - 13 minutes
The U.S. government debt has banged into the ceiling once more at $31.4 trillion. In this episode of The Trending Report, we’ll wrap our minds around how large the debt really is and what it represents, plus we’ll talk about the commercial real estate environment – specifically office space – an...

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Episode 54 - Leadership Perspectives, with Mr. David Paschal

Leader Up - April 27, 2023 13:49 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
AMSC's Mr. David Howey meets with Mr. David Paschal, Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), to hear his perspectives on a variety of topics to include Mr. Paschal's career progression, current priorities and responsibilities, the importance of ...

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What’s Trending: Is Your Economic Glass Half-Empty?

USA Financial Trending Report - April 13, 2023 19:26 - 16 minutes
It has been scientifically proven that our mind can do a lot of damage when it comes to our investing approach and our philosophy about the future. In this episode of the Trending Report, we’ll assess how the 24/7 news cycle has a negative impact on the emotions you apply toward your money, as w...

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Episode 53 - Good Leaders Ask Better Questions

Leader Up - April 03, 2023 15:01 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
AMSC's Mr. David Howey and MAJ Ryan Cornell-d’Echert discuss the importance of asking better questions and the consequences of not doing so. Talking points include Army culture, subordinate expectations, briefings, critical thinking, ways to improve questioning technique, and more. MAJ Cornell-d’...

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What’s Trending: Can Unemployment Predict the Next Recession?

USA Financial Trending Report - March 30, 2023 13:48 - 11 minutes
It turns out that layoffs, unemployment, and recession have predictive qualities amongst each other, but in a very contrarian sense. In this episode of The Trending Report, we’ll take a closer look at this relationship, as well as how the market is scoring out using data as of 03/24/2023. The ...

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Episode 52 - Leadership Perspectives and the Value of Army Civilians, with CSM Jason C. Porras

Leader Up - March 22, 2023 13:37 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
AMSC's Mr. David Howey meets with CSM Jason C. Porras, Command Sergeant Major of Army University, to discuss a variety of topics such as CSM Porras' career progression and experiences working with Army Civilians, leadership skills/advice, Army Civilian education and development, and an NCO Journa...

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What’s Trending: 6 Things That Determine a Recession

USA Financial Trending Report - March 15, 2023 12:25 - 14 minutes
Most people don’t realize that there are actually six indicator components that identify whether or not we’ve gone into a recession. We’re going to talk about what those six items are, what it means, and how it’s impacting the stock market using data as of 3/10/2023. The Trending Report is an ...

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Episode 51 - The Need for Digital Transformation in the U.S. Army, with Dr. Raj Iyer

Leader Up - March 08, 2023 14:51 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
AMSC's Mr. David Howey meets with Dr. Raj Iyer, Former U.S. Army Chief Information Officer*, to discuss the Army’s Digital Transformation Strategy, to include how digital transformation supports Multi-Domain Operations and the move to a more data-centric Army. Dr. Iyer has served as a member of t...

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What’s Trending: 4 Charts Reveal Impact on Real Estate

USA Financial Trending Report - March 01, 2023 14:50 - 12 minutes
The Federal Reserve raising interest rates is having a trickle-down effect - just maybe not the way they had hoped. It is impacting inflation, the stock market, and it’s impacting real estate. We’ll dive into these numbers, as well as how the market is scoring out using data as of 02/24/2023. ...

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What’s Trending: Big Biz vs Small Biz vs Fed Reserve

USA Financial Trending Report - February 16, 2023 18:21 - 15 minutes
What’s going on with the increasing of interest rates? Where does inflation currently stand? What is going on with the job market? In this episode of the Trending Report, we’ll cover how all of these things are impacting what’s taking place in the economy and the market, using data as of 2/10/23...

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Episode 24: When and How Should you Return to Training Post-Race?

Making Strides Podcast - February 09, 2023 16:54 - 35 minutes
In this episode of the Making Strides Podcast, AJ and Adam talk about another common question they get asked. When and how do you return to training post-race? They close out the episode by discussing the ever-important question of how long should your long run be leading into a race. Specifical...

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Episode 50 - Leadership Perspectives, with Ms. Diane M. Randon

Leader Up - February 01, 2023 16:14 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
AMSC's Mr. David Howey meets with Ms. Diane M. Randon, Principal Deputy to the Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence (G-2), Department of the Army, to hear her perspectives on leadership, coaching, career progression, and other topics relevant to Army Civilian Professionals. Ms. Randon has serve...

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What's Trending: Market Recovery Hinges on This

USA Financial Trending Report - January 24, 2023 17:04 - 14 minutes
Market recovery hinges on a quick inflation drop! In this episode of the Trending Report, we’re going to discuss four major components, how they relate together, give you a snapshot of what inflation is doing, and the headway being made. The Trending Report is an ongoing video/podcast series w...

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Episode 23: Rehab from Fractures, and Distance/Pace vs.Time/Effort-Based Training

Making Strides Podcast - January 14, 2023 21:43 - 55 minutes
In this episode of the Making Strides Podcast, AJ and Adam talk have a great conversation with a number of great takeaways to help you while injured and facilitate better training for performance. Adam recently fractured his ankle so that was discussed as well as the rehab to follow with several...

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What’s Trending: Market Currents Making Waves

USA Financial Trending Report - December 15, 2022 21:38 - 13 minutes
Certain market sectors are starting to make waves in the overall market. Some are jumping to the surface, while others are falling to the bottom. We’ll dive into that in this episode of the Trending Report, as well as how we are re-dissecting market data in a slightly different manner using data...

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Episode 49 - Team Building

Leader Up - November 30, 2022 20:26 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
AMSC's Mr. David Howey and Mr. Chuck Hyde discuss the important topic of team building. Talking points include the leader's role in team building, Army doctrine and mission command principles, the Civilian Education System (CES) Basic Course, challenges and conflict, team building models, return ...

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What’s Trending: Has the 60/40 Portfolio Changed Forever?

USA Financial Trending Report - November 30, 2022 14:28 - 12 minutes
In this episode of the Trending Report, we’re going to discuss the surprising impact that the fed’s tightening cycles on interest rates has been having on the 60/40 passive portfolio, especially as it relates to bonds. We’ll also cover how the market is scoring out on a macro and micro level usi...

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Episode 48 - Practical Tips for CES Course Registration

Leader Up - November 02, 2022 13:06 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
AMSC's Mr. David Howey meets with Ms. Carrie Criqui (AMSC Registrar) and Mr. Jimmy James (AMSC Assistant Registrar), to discuss the registration process for Civilian Education System (CES) courses. Talking points include application procedures and common questions pertaining to policy, quota mana...

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What’s Trending: The Speed of Rate Hikes

USA Financial Trending Report - October 28, 2022 12:02 - 12 minutes
Interest rates are increasing faster than any other time in the past 35 years, but economists are already starting to predict when rates will go back the other direction. In this episode of the Trending Report, CEO Mike Walters compares current rate hikes to past trends, as well as how the marke...

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View From The Grandstand – New York Baseball Therapy Session

Advancing Diversity Podcast - October 27, 2022 14:06 - 31 minutes
Since Opening Day back in early April, the expectations have been sky high for both the New York Mets and New York Yankees for what they would achieve in the 2022 season. A lot of positives can be taken away from the year, like the Mets winning over 100 games in the regular season and the Yankee...

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The Pool - Navigating Finance and Media w/ Stanley Herriott, VP, Hearst Television

Advancing Diversity Podcast - October 25, 2022 18:26 - 31 minutes
In this episode of The Pool we take a journey in the trenches of finance and media with Stan Herriott, VP, Finance Hearst Television. Stan explains his career journey, why finance and operations are essential to understanding and growing a media business. Diversity efforts within finance/opera...

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Episode 47 - Self-Awareness and Leadership

Leader Up - October 17, 2022 14:14 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
AMSC's Mr. David Howey meets with AMSC instructors Mr. Larry LaRoe and MAJ Ryan Cornell-d’Echert to discuss self-awareness and its importance within the Civilian Education System (CES) Intermediate Course and Advanced Course. Talking points include the definition of self-awareness, course activit...

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What’s Trending: Big 4 Expenses Impact Volatility

USA Financial Trending Report - October 13, 2022 12:26 - 12 minutes
Housing, healthcare, food, and transportation – they’re the big four expenses coming out of every household. But how do they correlate with inflation? In this episode of the Trending Report, we’ll take a closer look at how Americans are spending their dollars and how that spills not only into th...

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What’s Trending: A Macro View of the Market

USA Financial Trending Report - September 29, 2022 12:11 - 11 minutes
In this episode of the Trending Report, CEO Mike Walters shares perspective on interest rates, unemployment, stock market performance, and other important correlated data from a macro level viewpoint. We’ll also cover market data as of 9/23/2022 from the lens of capitalization and sector subsets...

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Episode 46 - The Civilian Education System and Total Army Readiness

Leader Up - September 28, 2022 12:34 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
AMSC's Mr. David Howey meets with Dr. David Culkin, AMSC Director of Innovation and Strategy, to discuss the importance of Army Civilians in overall Army readiness, efforts in place to address a shortfall of supervisors attending their grade-specific Civilian Education System courses, and ways in...

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