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Speaking Of Employee Attitude... Let's Have Some Fun!
Turnaround your negative work environment by taking steps to be more positive. You can start by having clear expectations of employees

Eileen McDargh
Oct 29, 20141 min read


Retirement card messages offer clues of great leadership.
Face it: when somebody leaves for good, there's no reason to "butter up" the boss.

Eileen McDargh
Oct 17, 20142 min read


What would you do it you lost the “tools” of your trade?
As a speaker, facilitator, consultant, I am very much a public person. My stock in trade is talking before others - sometimes thousands.

Eileen McDargh
May 26, 20142 min read


Resiliency Fueled by a Dream
What happens when your marriage falls apart and you find yourself unemployed?

Eileen McDargh
Apr 15, 20141 min read


Work/Life Balance Tips for the Business Traveler
Balance and the business traveler has everything to do with staying “connected”.

Eileen McDargh
Apr 5, 20144 min read
Work Is A Four-Letter Word
I can hear the jokes already and most of them are not politically correct.

Eileen McDargh
Mar 29, 20144 min read


The Art Of Balancing An Unequal Life
How does one swim with the sharks, squeeze the margins of an angst-filled financial world, and still lead a life of wholeness in spirit...

Eileen McDargh
Mar 27, 20146 min read


Getting In Control
In a world where “too much to do and too little time” is a common mantra, there’s a sense that everyone and everything...

Eileen McDargh
Mar 22, 20143 min read


Brainpower For The Overwhelmed
Walk into the room and can’t find your keys? Or forget why you entered the room in the first place?

Eileen McDargh
Feb 27, 20142 min read
Today’s Economy DEMANDS A Critical Skill: Optimism
Global warming. Water shortages. Terrorism. Failing health care system. Wars around the globe. Gas prices. Severe economic downturn.

Eileen McDargh
Feb 5, 20144 min read
A Halloween Treat Does the Trick for Hilton…and me!
This October 31 turned cold, wet and dreary across Chicago and its suburbs. A rotten night for Halloween.

Eileen McDargh
Jan 7, 20143 min read
7 Sure Fire Ways to Generate Trust as a Leader
If you want to keep a workforce engaged and inspired in times of change, if you want a RESILIENT team, then developing trust is a must!

Eileen McDargh
Jan 3, 20142 min read
Lessons In Leadership: What NOT to Do from A Canoe!
His lack of leadership skills offered wonderful lessons on how leaders can unknowingly screw up.

Eileen McDargh
Jan 2, 20143 min read
Top Five Mistakes Leaders Make in These Troubled Times
Even Joe the Pipefitter must look askance at some of the moves made in corporate America when faced with a string of bad news.

Eileen McDargh
Dec 27, 20134 min read
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
Don't Let Technology Screw Up Your Relationships
A Harris Interactive survey for Whitepages.com released findings on what communication modes are most open to misunderstanding.

Eileen McDargh
Dec 5, 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


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
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
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
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