Jeannie has taught acting for 30 years and ran her own theater school for 13 years. She is currently director of the Jeannie Lindheim Center for Creativity.
Continue reading Strengths Chat – Jeannie Lindheim
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My wife gave me “a trip to Yosemite” for my birthday in August and I was finally able to collect on it the week before Thanksgiving**. We live close enough that I’m able to visit the Park as often as I can, which of late hasn’t been anywhere often enough. Yosemite is a special place Continue reading Where do I fit in? There’s no better example of American cuisine than an excellent Cheeseburger. Freshly ground beef, properly seasoned, seared to perfection, medium rare, American cheese slice(s) melted just to where it flows over the patty but not to where you can see through it, ripe tomato (sliced very thin), mustard, mayo, easy on the lettuce – and Continue reading Random burger comment #48563 A few years ago, in my Counter Intelligence column, I suggsted that every company should have a Vice President of Fun and Games on the payroll. Someone who had the responsibility of making sure people were enjoying the time they spent at work. There’s plenty of research* to prove employees who Continue reading Building relationships with a bull horn They say a picture is worth 1,000 words – but in this case, I’d say 1,000 calories. Catch the perfection of this burger found on Serious Eats – A Hamburger Today. Toasted bun, American cheese, minimal lettuce (burgers are not supposed to be salads). The only thing that would make this better would be grilled Continue reading Searching for the perfect burger My dream job is driving a shuttle bus in Yosemite. Quick post with virtually nothing to do with maximizing your strengths other than giving you a glimpse at something that nourishes me just as much as facilitating SimplyStrengths and StrengthsEssentials workshops. My dream job – seriously – is driving a tour bus in Yosemite Continue reading Hiking Yosemite’s Half Dome I hadn’t thought about Chris Bliss for some time until seeing him listed as a keynote speaker for a conference my wife Rhonda is attending this month. The video of Bliss juggling three tennis balls to a medley of BEATLES’ tunes made the internet rounds a few years ago and millions were blown away by Continue reading The myth of juggling According to EPM Communication‘s Entertainment Marketing Letter: 82% of consumers had heard of Apple’s new iPad device but only 9% say they’d like to buy one. Like the weather – everyone’s talking about it, but nobody ever does anything. This advertising/promotion event caught my eye because it was different, and also because it played off a unique central theme in the movie. When you’re promoting something, look for the unique strength that will make your product or service attractive to others and then intentionally tell them about it. From MediaLife.com Continue reading Using your best thing This clip from Sweden proves the value of providing a workplace where people get to do what they do best; play to their strengths. When given a choice, 66% chose the option that gave them personal pleasure. No incentive offered other than personal pleasure. Do your staff have an opportunity EVERY DAY to do what Continue reading Playing a stairway to heaven |
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