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Spring 2012 Newsletter (Newsletter Archives)
Update From Eileen
Resiliency Requires Connections: HUMAN Connections.
Imagine working for an international company that had been in business for 90 years and had a brand name of enormous value. Some 85,000 employees circle the globe and revenues amount to $3 billion dollars.
Suddenly, it is over. Within days, most of the employees are sent home in numbing disbelief, literally without paychecks. The pride of being in a firm hallmarked by ethics and education is severely beaten by the actions of a few which take out the majority. Good, hard-working, honest people were suddenly without work and fellow
workers.
That was ten years ago when the Enron scandal brought down venerable Arthur Andersen, LLP. Every year since then, a group of former Andersen professionals have gathered in Chicago for a weekend of renewal, recommitment to still-valued principles, and recharging old friendships. Appropriately, the weekend is called Connections and I was honored to address them in February.
My colleague, John Blumberg, had assured me that I would find the group amazing. He was right. And in the process, I became re-affirmed in resiliency steps that I also needed to take following the death of my Mother.
(1) Seek people who have walked your journey. Make sure they are folks who understand the process of loss AND renewal.
(2) Talk about the present as well as the future. Honor the past but don’t stay there.
(3) Find the lessons in every event.
(4) Celebrate your spirit.
(5) Comparison is deadly. There is no one exactly like you.
(6) Laugh much. Lift a glass. And laugh some more.
Thanks, Connections!!
“Spring is when life’s alive in everything.”
- Christina Rossetti
Spring Forward Into Giving
Here is a Listing of the Top 10 Innovative Charities in the world.
Richard Branson has scissors and he’s not afraid to use them
Virgin founder Richard Branson says he’s waging a one-man war against neckties, which he sees as one of Britain’s worst contributions to the global business community. Bosses only insist their workers wear ties because they are bitter about having had to wear them for their entire careers, Branson says. “I often have a pair of scissors in my top pocket to go cutting people’s ties off,” he warns.
Want to Stretch Your Brain???
Brain pickings the most eclectic, fun, stimulating ezine. Free of ads and boring writing. Just smart different observations and things I never knew: Like Dr. Seuss wrote an adult book called the Seven Lady Godivas.
But in true Seuss fashion, they look more like strange creatures from the fertile Seuss brain.
Recommended Reading
One of the hallmarks of a resilient life is the ability to stay aligned with one’s deepest purpose. Unfortunately, finding purpose is not like cracking open a fortune cookie or reading the horoscope for the day you were born.
For most of us, it is a process of discovery. Here are some books that might help.
Larry Ackerman offers THE IDENTITY CODE and eight essential questions for finding your purpose and place in the world. Lest you think this sounds like woo-woo jargon, Ackerman is a group director for the international brand-consulting firm of Siegel & Gale. His diverse client list includes firms like Maytag, Ernst & Young, Interbrew, and Boise Cascade.
THE HIGHEST GOAL by Michael Ray is the result of teaching Stanford’s famed “Personal Creativity in Business” course of 25 plus years. What Ray has managed to isolate is just how ordinary people become successful at moving through tough times into fulfillment. He provides a methodology for determining exactly what IS your high goal.
LOVING MAMA…
Mama missed her Leap Year Birthday – by 31 days.
Age 96. And I very much miss her. So, in honor of my incredible Mother, I thought you’d enjoy a fun explanation of why the heck we even HAVE Leap Years. Clever guys. Watch this!
WHY BOSSES NEED TO GET REAL…
Many workers think, perhaps correctly – that their bosses don’t understand the reality of life on the front lines, writes Mike Figliuolo. That basic disconnection undermines your credibility as a leader and makes it harder to inspire your workers. “If you want to get respect, get dirty,” Figliuolo writes. “Roll up your sleeves and do the job you are asking your team to do.” See Thought Leader blog.
Resiliency Requires Viewing Points…
Here are some new ones: STOP FINDING WHAT’S WRONG – LOOK for WHAT’S RIGHT!
And yes-there is “right” in government. Read here, what Professor Douglas J. Amy from Mount Holyoke College writes.
Welcome to the McDargh Clan of Clients:
- Connections
- Sea Service Leadership
- Institute of Internal Auditors
- Network of Executive Women-New England
- Life Care Centers of America
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