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Workout Wisdom for the Workplace
The dictionary defines workout as a “physical or mental effort or activity directed toward the production or accomplishment of something.”

Eileen McDargh
Nov 27, 20133 min read
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FROM THE COCKPIT: Lessons in Leading Through Crisis
From consolidations, mergers, and acquisitions to re- engineering profit centers, managers are faced with what often appears to be “crisis”

Eileen McDargh
Nov 8, 20134 min read
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Trust Withheld; Micromanagement Unveiled
Micromanagement and lack of trust are cries often heard in today’s business arenas.

Eileen McDargh
Nov 4, 20134 min read
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Winning the Talent War In Turbulent Times
No industry is immune to the influence of our current economic slowdown.

Eileen McDargh
Oct 16, 20133 min read
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Top 10 Leadership Secrets for Great Meetings
Ineffective and poorly-run meetings serve as one of the top talent and time wasters.

Eileen McDargh
Oct 8, 20132 min read
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Retaining Employees and Customers Is A Family Affair
“The more things change, the more things remain the same.” As e-mail, voice mail, and technology allow people to conduct business...

Eileen McDargh
Sep 20, 20133 min read
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Ideas For Employee Retention
A recent survey of 350 human resources managers shows that employee turnover is becoming one of the most critical workplace issues.

Eileen McDargh
Sep 7, 20132 min read
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Five Sure-Fire Ways to Drive Good Employees Away
With the pending severe worker drain prompted by boomers in full or partial retirement, keeping good employees has never been more critical.

Eileen McDargh
Sep 3, 20134 min read
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Resilient Life and Labor- Lessons from my Junior High School Principal
Dateline: Jacksonville Beach, FL. St. Paul's Catholic School. That was the introduction to Sister Helen Lange, OSB, our principal/music tea

Eileen McDargh
Aug 31, 20132 min read
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Human Work Makes For Happy Workers
It started at the rental car turn-in location. My friend is a “platinum” member with Hertz—who offers a great benefit...

Eileen McDargh
Aug 29, 20132 min read
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Servant Leadership Flies High from the Cockpit On United 757
When was the last time you boarded an airplane and the pilot was handing out Aircraft Trading Cards with the statistics of the plane on whic

Eileen McDargh
Aug 16, 20134 min read
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Guest Post: Lean In Advice from Jenna Lombardo, Former Marine
Women can have it all, but first YOU need to figure out what “IT” is that you want! Just remember, allow your goals to change over time.

Eileen McDargh
May 18, 20133 min read
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Female Combat Marine Leans In for Women
Imagine doing two combat tours in Iraq, being promoted of “meritorious combat service”, nominated 3 times as “Enlisted Woman of the Year...

Eileen McDargh
May 14, 20131 min read
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Resilient Leaders Learn from Everyone—including DOLPHINS!
Who can resist the constantly “smiling” face of a dolphin whose intelligence and acrobatic skill have delighted humans for centuries?

Eileen McDargh
Mar 20, 20134 min read
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Community Colleges Essential for a Resilient Workplace; Wake Up Leaders!
Article focuses on an Atlanta law firm that requires every employee – including the in-house courier making $10/hour....

Eileen McDargh
Feb 26, 20132 min read
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There is NO perfect Corporate Strategy
Companies shouldn't aim for a single "perfect strategy" but instead develop and sustain the ability to create strategies...

Eileen McDargh
Feb 5, 20131 min read
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Resilient Leaders Know “Soft Skills”
A recent national study by Dale Carnegie Training placed the number of “fully engaged” employees at 29%, and “disengaged” employees at 26%..

Eileen McDargh
Jan 24, 20131 min read
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More ideas for a Get-Moving Resilient Congress
Mark McKinnon, GOP strategist and cofounder of NoLables, a movement to end partisan gridlock offers a few more ideas...

Eileen McDargh
Nov 27, 20121 min read
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A Leadership Lesson: If General Motors Was A Canoe…
Make that an aluminum canoe: 18-feet long and weighing 83 pounds with no one and nothing in it.

Eileen McDargh
Sep 14, 20122 min read
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It’s Brainwork—Making Organizational Change Work for a Resilient Future
That’s why we talk about employees “owning” any kind of change initiative. The “insights” about change must come from them

Eileen McDargh
Jul 13, 20121 min read
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