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The Energizer Blog
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
The Power Of Welcome Home
Welcome home! These two small words carry potent possibilities for creating a connection that evokes loyalty and teamwork.

Eileen McDargh
Nov 5, 20094 min read
When Women Rank High, Companies Profit
Beginning in 2001, Pepperdine University marketing professor Roy Adler began tracking the profitability of more than 200 FORTUNE 500...

Eileen McDargh
Sep 10, 20091 min read


Baton Leadership-Lessons From LA Philharmonic Conductor Dudamel
Imagine a crusty group of seasoned professionals standing, applauding and cheering a 28 year-old leader who has turned...

Eileen McDargh
Aug 9, 20092 min read
Smart Companies Develop Women Leaders
Look at companies like Oracle, Novartis, State Farm, Procter & Gamble, Intel, and Cobalt and you’ll find one trend that is consistent

Eileen McDargh
Jul 13, 20091 min read
How To Stand Out From The Herd And Be Heard!
What makes the difference between an average presentation and one that rocks your world?

Eileen McDargh
Jun 21, 20095 min read
Don't Neglect Training Even When Times Are Difficult
Training is an on-going and key component to better business and happier employees.

Eileen McDargh
Jun 3, 20091 min read


Counting Down The Top Ten Tips For Leading Yourself And Others In An Economic Downturn
Learn the top ten tips for leading yourself and others during the pandemic.

Eileen McDargh
Apr 2, 20094 min read


CHANGE is in the AIR…and it Ain’t Autumn
CHANGE. For most of us, we enter 2021 facing massive change. We must embrace the change and look forward.

Eileen McDargh
Feb 12, 20092 min read
Dumb is the New Smart
What does the implosion of the subprime market, the Madoff Ponzi scheme, and the TARP bailout of the banks all have in common?

Eileen McDargh
Jan 16, 20092 min read
Bullies Belong in Bull Pens—not Cubicles
It's not my imagination: we've become far too accepting of jerks at work. Bullying behavior is on the rise and it's not just on playground

Eileen McDargh
Dec 23, 20081 min read
Never Forget It's The Talent
Despite an economic slowdown and widespread layoffs, companies cannot afford to lose the talent war.

Eileen McDargh
Dec 14, 20081 min read
Tips For Energizing Others (as well as the bottom line)
Human Resource Magazine reported some time ago a direct correlation between business benefits of work & family programs...

Eileen McDargh
Dec 13, 20081 min read
The Leadership CONNECTION: Learn to Spread some Rain
In the winter of 2005, intense storms lashed Southern California, pouring record levels of rain into catch basins, along normally dry creek

Eileen McDargh
Nov 25, 20082 min read
The Resilient Spirit: A New Face For Beloved
Ten year old Beloved Jefeti of Zimbabwe mistakenly thought a land mine he found was a transistor radio and put it in his mouth...

Eileen McDargh
Nov 20, 20082 min read
Change might be good for the SOUL
From the second-story flagstone porch, I see “my” mountain. It’s small by mountain standards: just a 4.5-mile trail from sea level...

Eileen McDargh
Oct 16, 20082 min read
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