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April 22, 2020 The “Drama-Free Guy” Offers Help for Leading Your Teams Through Change
The “Drama-Free Guy” Offers Help for Leading Your Teams Through Change The novel Coronavirus has the staff of senior living communities facing unimagined challenges, procedures, and reactions. Dennis McIntee, a nationally known leadership expert, offers a variety of mindsets and approaches that leaders can use to guide their team members through this tsunami of change. To learn more about Dennis, who’s often called the "drama-free guy,” visit his website at Leadership Development Group.
27 min
April 08, 2020 A Leader's Likability Matters!
What if today’s workforce demands likeable bosses? Do you know your likeability score? Those are questions Steve Moran explores in his interview with Charn McAllister, Assistant Professor of Management and Organizational Development for Northeastern University’s School of Business. The research indicates that leader likability matters a lot – and can affect staffs’ job performance, turnover rates, and the company’s success.
33 min
March 25, 2020 Co-Location Projects Bring Affordable Housing plus Community to Chicago’s Seniors
Chicago needs libraries, Chicago needs affordable senior housing -- why not co-locate them? That idea is bringing housing plus community to Chicago’s low-income seniors. Details are revealed in interviews by Podcast Producer Pam McDonald with David Block, Director of Development and a Principal in Evergreen Real Estate Group, (www.evergreenreg.com) and Ann McKenzie, Chief Development Officer for the Chicago Housing Authority (www.thecha.org). Listen at www.seniorlivingforesight/podcasts.
30 min
March 11, 2020 Staff Retention Secrets from A Carnival Barker
Cole Lindbergh had to hire 120 seasonal workers every year and was only able to accomplish this because he consistently got back of 80% of his team. Find out his secrets for staff retention and training in this podcast episode with Senior Living Foresight Publisher Steve Moran.
18 min
February 26, 2020 Enriching the Professional Lives of Women in Senior Living – That’s Empower
Last year Senior Living Foresight (SLF) launched its Empower initiative to enrich the professional lives of women in our industry. Publisher Steve Moran describes how listeners and readers can participate, while Advisory Board Member Mary Ann Donaghy details the ambitious action plan for 2020 and beyond.

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22 min
February 12, 2020 State Laws Say Marijuana’s Yeah; But the Feds Say, “No Way.” What’s A Senior Community to Do?
32 min
January 29, 2020 Consumers Want Wellness-Based Communities with Care, Not Care-based Communities with Wellness. Are You Making the Shift?
Consumers Want Wellness-Based Communities with Care, Not Care-based Communities with Wellness. Are You Making the Shift?

How you perceive the aging process impacts your health, quality of life, and probably how long you live. Thinking negatively about aging can steal as much as 7.6 years from your life. Colin Milner founded the International Council on Active Aging (ICAA) nearly 2 decades ago to change the way we age, challenge our stereotypes about aging, and improve the quality of life for seniors. Discover the ways ICAA benefits senior living communities and society at large when older adults engage meaningfully in all aspect of life. Visit icaa.cc to learn more.
20 min
January 15, 2020 These Mistakes Could End Your Construction Before It’s Begun
Building new, expanding, or remodeling senior living communities is extraordinarily expensive and fraught with lurking pitfalls. Missteps here can cost you millions or end the project before it begins. Jamie Timoteo, senior vice president of Plante Moran, a development advisory firm, warns against 7 of these potential oversights. Find more information at
23 min
December 11, 2019 Want Your Community’s Residents to Love Every Meal Every Day? Have Your Dining Staff Enhance Their Skills through the Senior Dining Association
When the room is full of top chefs, who could resist a culinary showdown? How about 3, including a mixology contest? No one – that’s what Harris Ader is willing to bet. He’s the founder of the Senior Dining Association, a professional development group that went from 0 to 420 members in just under 2 years. Listen to our podcast interview and discover the benefits this organization is bringing to dining/hospitality staff and our industry.
23 min
November 27, 2019 The Green House Project: So Much More Than A House of a Different Color!
Senior Director Susan Ryan details The Green House Project’s ambitious 2.0 Initiative to return control, dignity, and a sense of well being to nursing home residents, families, and staff while maintaining high-quality and personalized care. She also describes their proven financially viable and sustainable small homes concept that is deinstitutionalizing and destigmatizing skilled nursing facilities.
36 min