Eileen McDargh
Play! The Sanity Saver For Tough Times
The opposite of work is not play. It’s depression. So states psychiatrist Stuart Brown in his new book, Play: How It Shapes The Brain, Opens
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Eileen McDargh
- Sep 25, 2013
Guest Post: Descartes' trap -- Don't fall into it!
We get ensnared by it all the time. No one is immune to Descartes' trap!
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Eileen McDargh
- Sep 21, 2013
Resilient Countries Know that People Matter. We’re in Trouble!
The mean-spirit that seems to dominate the halls of Congress can discourage even the most optimistic among us.
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Eileen McDargh
- Sep 20, 2013
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...
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Eileen McDargh
- Sep 13, 2013
A 9-11 Memory of a Different Kind: Resiliency Renewed
Ten years ago today, my best friend Lea Pascoe and I were standing at the top of the ancient walled city of Assisi, Italy...
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Eileen McDargh
- Sep 3, 2013
Labor Day Musing: Work is a Four-Letter Word
Let me throw out a word that we often don’t attach to work and yet I think it is a word of redemption, of contribution, of achievement...
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Eileen McDargh
- Aug 31, 2013
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
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Eileen McDargh
- Aug 29, 2013
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...
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Eileen McDargh
- May 18, 2013
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.
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Eileen McDargh
- May 16, 2013
Stand Your Ground Against Sexual Harassment
NOTE: Jenna Lombardo wrote this to her sisters in the military. However, her advice is solid for men and women in all work environments:
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Eileen McDargh
- May 14, 2013
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...
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Eileen McDargh
- May 10, 2013
Resiliency Insight: A Scavenger Hunt
The doorbell rang on Saturday afternoon. Five girls, ages nine to ten, clamored around my door, waving sheets of paper and talking all at on
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Eileen McDargh
- Apr 18, 2013
From Boston With Love: Resiliency
Normally on the day of the marathon, he is perched on the sidelines close to Boston College and Heartbreak Hill.
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Eileen McDargh
- Apr 9, 2013
Cartagena Romances Stones Part Two
At the close of a conference in Bogata, we retreat to Cartagena for three days of rest and relaxation and—of course.
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Eileen McDargh
- Mar 15, 2013
Sandberg’s “Lean In Groups” need matching “Bring in Groups”
The criticism flies fast and furious over Sheryl Sandberg’s new book. She has started Lean In Groups for the purpose of helping women learn.
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Eileen McDargh
- Mar 12, 2013
LEAN IN Advice by Sandberg Needs Honest Evaluation
I am astounded at the criticism directed at Sheryl Sandberg, COO Facebook, with today’s release of her new book, LEAN IN.
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Eileen McDargh
- Feb 26, 2013
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....
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Eileen McDargh
- Feb 15, 2013
Resilient Father/Son Run Marathons-Despite GREAT Odds
The first time my twin brother John, a professor at Boston College, saw Dick Hoyt and his son Rick in the Boston Marathon many years ago...
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Eileen McDargh
- Jan 29, 2013
Resiliency Lessons from Mama
Today is the one-year anniversary that my twin brother, my sister and I surrounded our almost 96 year-old Mom and loved her...
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Eileen McDargh
- Jan 8, 2013
A Memorial for Life in the New Year
I was going through my digital files and found a tribute I had written for a friend who passed away in the summer a few years ago.
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