Program Topic

Talk Ain't Cheap... It's Priceless

(Click here to see Eileen discuss this topic on The Gregory Mantell Show.)

At the end of the day, our very success hinges on relationships.

These relationships grow or die based on a skill too often we forget: CONVERSATION. How meaningful are yours?

The proliferation of cell phones and the glut of chat rooms show us what society yearns for: meaningful human connection, community, and the value of relationships.

The pace of change, the lure of dazzling technology, and the speed of life have created the opposite. The most human of all connections is conversation - an internal and external event that has become blurred. We've forgotten how to talk to each other - if in fact some of us ever knew. In many instances, we have never been taught how to listen. At the deepest level, we've probably never stopped long enough to even listen to ourselves.

And at times of crisis, these conversations become even more important. This presentation explores a model for understanding and growing the conversations we have with ourselves and with each other so that everyone becomes fully engaged in the work we are tasked to do. And you'll also celebrate the power of humor to connect. Be prepared to think, laugh, and learn.

P.S. This program was first presented two weeks after the World Trade Tower attacks for the managers at the Northrop Grumman Stealth Bomber plant and also the F-18 plant. A part of the presentation includes the story of Eileen's mother, one of the 1,076 Women Air Force Service Pilots (WASPs) who flew in WW II.

Do good by bringing in Eileen to your local community non-profit. Sponsor her for an event and receive acknowledgement by both Eileen and your local non-profit.

"I want to REALLY thank you for a wonderful presentation Monday in Miami. The message was on-target, humorous, and appropriate for the audience of CEOs. They were talking about your presentation for the next two days, and I suspect they will when they get back to their offices. THANKS for making my last conference at NRECA a BIG SUCCESS."

—NRECA

Testimonials

"On behalf of the Northrup Grumman Management Club, I wish to take this opportunity to thank you for your wonderful presentation at both of our Dinner Meetings. It was a challenge with the events of September 11th, though with your flexibility with the dates you helped make it happen.

Your conversation/ thinking model was both practical and profound, and I had the opportunity to quote you in my last Board of Control Meeting. Your story of your WWII Air Force pilot mother added a special dimension for all of us. You made us laugh as well as cry, and in the end you even brought us to our feet."

- Northrup Grumman Management Club, California Sites