{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Better People Podcast","title":"Senior Living Redefined: Cultivating Community with Steve Lindsey","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2754,"description":"Dive into an inspiring chat with Steve Lindsey, CEO of Garden Spot Village, where we explore the transformative power of purpose in senior living. Discover how purpose, engagement, and community culture redefine experiences for both staff and residents. Learn about cross-generational connections and the evolution of a thriving organization. Get ready for tales of culture shifts, purpose-filled stories, and senior living turned upside down – all in this riveting episode!Here are a few topics we’ll discuss on this episode of Better People Podcast:Building culture: CEO’s key roleCreating resident-driven cultureEmpowering staff with accountabilityIntergenerational connections upliftPurpose in employee orientationResources:Garden Spot VillageMidAtlantic Employers’ Association (MEA)The Brave New WorkConnect with Steve Lindsey:LinkedInConnect with our hosts:Holly DePalma -  LinkedInMargaret Uhrich - LinkedInQuotables:10:29 - We'd been doing some reading and learning around Maslow's hierarchy of needs and, you know, Viktor Frankl's Man Search for Meaning, and that sense of, you know, that we can weather a lot of storms in our life if we have a sense of purpose. And oftentimes that purpose comes from serving others, from reaching out and sharing what we have with others. 13:30 - It's really a fascinating journey because, you know, if you listen to all the voices in our culture, one of the things they tell you is that, you work hard all your life and then you retire to live the good life, right? And so if you look at the images in advertisements and things, the good life looks like five days of golf a week, right? On a great golf course. Or it looks like, you know, sitting hand in hand and watching the sun go down at the beach, you know, every day. You know, those kind of things. It tends to be a more passive approach to life. And I think what we're learning is that that's really not the good life at all. The life that brings the most joy, the life that brings the most...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/cR43ySj8VIOz3k8-RRMyByJ2OY-ut4q03D_t-BAkh58/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzM1ODI4LzE2NjY5/NzQwMDktYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}