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Three of the important questions you will ever answer.
What brings you to joy? What are you good at? Does anyone need you to do it?

Eileen McDargh
Jul 6, 20101 min read
July 4th Musings-A Different Spin on Freedom
For days now, these few words from this classic Kris Kristofferson song, Me & Bobbie McGee, spinning repeatedly through my brain.

Eileen McDargh
Jul 4, 20102 min read


A Name Tag for Kindness
Made me wonder if all of us were given little name tags that said “committed to kindness” would we change?

Eileen McDargh
Jun 9, 20102 min read
Leadership Comes From A Place That Troubles Your Heart
Real leadership never starts with a title or a position on an organizational chart. Rather, it begins because one feels something...

Eileen McDargh
May 25, 20102 min read
What is Transformational Leadership?
According to Wikipedia transformational leadership is an approach that is defined as leadership that creates valuable and positive change

Eileen McDargh
May 19, 20101 min read
How to Use Your Work as a Meditation Tool to Change Your Life
If you find yourself completely stressed at work then The Daily Mind has a solution for you.

Eileen McDargh
May 14, 20101 min read
Life Leadership Lessons - In the Death of a Dog
Every once in awhile, there comes a story that reminds me that I must learn new skills despite loss...

Eileen McDargh
Mar 29, 20102 min read


Improve Performance: Walk in the Woods
Researchers have been looking at what happens to our bodies and brains when we walk in woods, in the mountains or by the sea.

Eileen McDargh
Mar 13, 20101 min read
You Can’t Lead What You Can’t Assemble
Most of the time, Seth Godin is a pretty smart guy at pointing out fallacies in thinking and performance.

Eileen McDargh
Feb 23, 20101 min read
Communication Skills Rank First for Hiring
Forget the emoticons and the BTW – shorthand of texting. Nearly half of employers say they expect college grads to be able to do more.

Eileen McDargh
Jan 23, 20101 min read
Are You Eager For Change?
Employees have been downsized, laid off, given reduced benefits, forced to work longer and longer hours without additional pay.

Eileen McDargh
Jan 14, 20101 min read
Terrorists Win if We Fail to Talk and Listen to Each Other
Have we learned nothing from the disasters that hallmarked this last decade?

Eileen McDargh
Jan 7, 20102 min read
Strange musings in a disconnected world.
PARENTS: How to make teens faint— Tell them you LOVE reading their posts on Facebook. It’s the only way you know what they are doing.

Eileen McDargh
Jan 6, 20101 min read
Turn Productivity Pain to Gain
Information overload equates to a staggering $1.2 trillion in wages wasted each year according to a six year study...

Eileen McDargh
Jan 5, 20102 min read
What Happens When We Don't Communicate With Our Employees
Imagine the waste and loss that happens when we don't talk. Don't just talk to employees... communicate with them!

Eileen McDargh
Dec 3, 20091 min read
Motivate People With Storytelling
In a data-driven world, facts and figures are the order of the day in sales calls, employee meetings, board rooms, and political assemblies.

Eileen McDargh
Dec 1, 20092 min read
Shut Off The Phone And Get Back Your Life
When firestorms raged across Southern California and land lines were down, having a cell phone to call my family was a blessing.

Eileen McDargh
Nov 29, 20092 min read
Are we becoming obsessed with notoriety?
The restored barn perched on the hilltop overlooking the Ohio River. Piles of leaves swirled around the base of bare-armed trees.

Eileen McDargh
Nov 25, 20092 min read
Create Energy And Focus By Gathering Women Together
Forget "fight or flight" as the only duo of responses in the face of stress. For women, there's a third response: "befriend".

Eileen McDargh
Nov 15, 20092 min read
Don't Pull The Plug On Employee Engagement
The most significant word in employee retention is “engagement”. Too many workers are present but their imagination, spirit and creativity

Eileen McDargh
Nov 13, 20093 min read

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