Eileen McDargh

Jun 1, 20121 min read

Trusting Employees

"Trust people to do their jobs and they will setup up to the next level of performance and collaboration. Sure, letting go is tough.

Eileen McDargh

Dec 1, 20112 min read

Bold Leaders Speak Up

When gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people don't feel safe and valued at work, productivity goes down, and organizations fail...

Eileen McDargh

Oct 12, 20112 min read

Part Two: Quit and Stay? 7 Factors to Increase Employee Satisfaction by Joe Folkman

The first 3 Factors were consistent values, long-term focus, and local leadership. The last 4 factors are:

Eileen McDargh

Oct 11, 20112 min read

Quit and Stay? 7 Factors to Increase Employee Satisfaction by Joe Folkman

Two years ago when employees became dissatisfied with their organization they would quit and get another job.

Invisible Architecture™ is the Key to Leadership

Eileen McDargh

Oct 5, 20112 min read

Invisible Architecture™ is the Key to Leadership

Think of all the money spent on designing office buildings, moving cubicles around, consolidating locations.

Eileen McDargh

May 13, 20111 min read

Interpersonal Skills Lacking in Newly Hired Executives

Seventy-five percent of newly hired executives report having trouble with interpersonal skills

Eileen McDargh

Mar 3, 20111 min read

Is There Such A Thing As Too Much Communication?

Most of us have worked for more than one employer who didn't communicate well or at all with employees.

Eileen McDargh

Nov 8, 20101 min read

Beware, Leaders! Listen to your customer service voice mail message.

I am so furious I could spit. I need a printer that can be networked via wireless. I USED to have good luck with HP.

Eileen McDargh

Oct 16, 20101 min read

Leadership Tips for Women from Deloitte Chairman, Sharon Allen

When someone interviews the highest-ranking woman in the history of the big four accounting firms, I sit up and take notice.

Eileen McDargh

May 25, 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 19, 20101 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

Mar 26, 20101 min read

Meaningful Talk Makes People Happier

The March issue of Psychological Science reported a study that found the happiest participants had twice as many substantive conversations

Eileen McDargh

Feb 23, 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

Jan 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 14, 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 5, 20102 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

Dec 5, 20092 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 3, 20091 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 1, 20092 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

Nov 29, 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.

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