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Guest Post: Descartes' trap -- Don't fall into it!
We get ensnared by it all the time. No one is immune to Descartes' trap!

Eileen McDargh
Sep 25, 20134 min read
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.

Eileen McDargh
Sep 21, 20131 min read
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
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...

Eileen McDargh
Sep 13, 20133 min read
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
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...

Eileen McDargh
Sep 3, 20133 min read
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
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
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
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:

Eileen McDargh
May 16, 20132 min read


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
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

Eileen McDargh
May 10, 20132 min read


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.

Eileen McDargh
Apr 18, 20133 min read


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.

Eileen McDargh
Apr 9, 20132 min read
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
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.

Eileen McDargh
Mar 15, 20131 min read
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.

Eileen McDargh
Mar 12, 20131 min read
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
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...

Eileen McDargh
Feb 15, 20132 min read


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...

Eileen McDargh
Jan 29, 20132 min read
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