Eileen McDargh
Pete Seeger Lived with Me in College
His music, that is. I taught myself the guitar and many a night, I’d have girls in my dorm room...
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Eileen McDargh
Jan 28, 20143 min read
Seasonal Stress Stretches Resiliency
Maybe it was the hot water pipe that burst in the foundation that started the meltdown.
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Eileen McDargh
Jan 16, 20143 min read
Resiliency And Innovation Go Hand In Hand
A cornerstone of resiliency is adaptability: the skill of finding multiple solutions to an event, challenge, or opportunity.
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Eileen McDargh
Jan 15, 20142 min read
I Make Up Words. Truth in the Telling
Resiliency requires adaptation, finding patterns that others might not see.
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Eileen McDargh
Jan 14, 20143 min read
Wanted: A Dictionary-Perfect Leader
Log on to Amazon. com and you’ll find, at last count, 10,671 titles under the heading “Leadership”.
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Eileen McDargh
Jan 11, 20145 min read
Are You A Green Thumb Leader?
From my home office, I can look out and see my garden. It’s loaded with wonderful, terrible sights, sights...
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Eileen McDargh
Jan 7, 20143 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.
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Eileen McDargh
Jan 4, 20141 min read
Three Key Choices for a Resilient Year
Until Mom’s mind started to weaken, she was always interested in people, places, and yes—even politics.
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Eileen McDargh
Jan 3, 20142 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!
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Eileen McDargh
Jan 2, 20143 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.
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Eileen McDargh
Dec 27, 20134 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.
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Eileen McDargh
Dec 7, 20131 min read
Mandela Memory Underscores a Resilient Leader
You have heard of the passing of Nelson Mandela, the first president of South Africa elected by all of her people in 1994.
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Eileen McDargh
Nov 30, 20132 min read
Resilient Insights from a Turkey Trot
The runners passed me: old, young, pot-bellied, knock-kneed, pushing baby strollers, wearing turkey hats, and boasting feather bonnets.
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Eileen McDargh
Nov 29, 20133 min read
Top Three People to Thank–And We Seldom Do
The Family Caregiver Alliance says there are 65.7 million caregivers- 29% of the U.S. adult population who are involved in caring for others
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Eileen McDargh
Nov 28, 20131 min read
Grateful for Simple Wonders
Wind and rain came through last night, pummeling the garden that I had just cleaned of debris and planted new growth for the winter.
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Eileen McDargh
Nov 27, 20133 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.”
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Eileen McDargh
Nov 22, 20134 min read
Tough Times Demand Resilient Leaders
The stock market gyrates with unpredictable and heartburning results. Icons of solid companies become straw figures before balance sheets.
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Eileen McDargh
Nov 8, 20134 min read
FROM THE COCKPIT: Lessons in Leading Through Crisis
From consolidations, mergers, and acquisitions to re- engineering profit centers, managers are faced with what often appears to be “crisis”
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Eileen McDargh
Nov 4, 20134 min read
Trust Withheld; Micromanagement Unveiled
Micromanagement and lack of trust are cries often heard in today’s business arenas.
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Eileen McDargh
Oct 16, 20133 min read
Winning the Talent War In Turbulent Times
No industry is immune to the influence of our current economic slowdown.
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