Eileen McDargh

Biography

Since founding McDargh Communications in 1980, Eileen McDargh has helped organizations and individuals transform the life of their business and the business of their life through conversations that matter and connections that count.

She draws upon practical business know-how, life`s experiences and years of consulting to major national and international organizations that have ranged from global pharmaceuticals to the US Armed Forces, from health care associations to religious institutions. Executive Excellence magazine continually ranks her as one of the top 50 thought leaders in self-leadership development. Global Gurus International, a British-based provider of resources for leadership, communication and sales training, also named her as one of the World`s Top 30 Leadership Professionals following a global survey of 22,000 business professionals.

She authored Work for a Living & Still Be Free to Live, the first book on work/life balance - a topic that placed her as a futurist in this issue and continues to be published in revised editions. Her second book, The Resilient Spirit, is found from South Africa to California. Talk Ain`t Cheap... It`s Priceless - Connecting in a Disconnected World serves as a leadership guide for numerous organizations and her book, Gifts from the Mountain: Simple Truths for Life`s Complexities, won the Benjamin Franklin Gold Award in 2008. This book has been adapted for a training film scheduled for release in the first quarter of 2011. Her newest book My Get Up and Go... Got Up and Went was published in 2011.

As a business author and commentator, she`s appeared on network news, on radio programs and in business journals and in major metropolitan newspapers.

Clients have ranged from American Airlines to Xerox, from 3M to IBM, from drill foremen in the Arctic to juvenile offenders in prison. She served as one of ten faculty members in a business television series, Reclaiming Business Excellence and has headlined with speakers like NBA Coach Pat Riley, Notre Dame`s former coach Lou Holtz, Dr. Ken Blanchard, executive strategist Marshall Goldsmith and boardroom poet, David Whyte.

Eileen is a certified speaking professional (CSP) and her election into the CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame places her among the top 3% of speakers in the United States. She recently completed two three-year terms on the Board of Directors of the National Speakers Association and also currently sits on an advisory board for Take Back Your Time, a North American initiative for work/life integration practices. She`s also listed as a recommended expert through the Sloan Work and Family Research Network at Boston College.

Publications

The Resilient Spirit: Staying Right Side Up in an Upside Down World
The events of 9-11 proved that our spirits are larger than we ever imagined. We can do amazing things- collectively and individually. This small book gleans wisdom from the ordinary and extraordinary, offering simple reminders of powerful actions that produce resilient results. As one client told me, "this is a book I keep on my desk and open everyday. There`s always the right lesson staring at me." After all, we can use a boost every now and then!

Our spirits need encouragement. We believe in the power of the human spirit to overcome great odds, to make bold moves, to change the course of history. We know the energy and skill of the talented men and women in all of our communities. And we know that our spirits need encouragement to stay the course in a world of challenge and complexity.

Each of us has great strength to overcome odds. We just need to be reminded at times. Consider this little book your "booster shot". Let it spike the antibodies so that you'll not only survive but thrive in your work, your life, and our world.

After all, we ARE in it together.

Titles

RADICAL RESILIENCE:
Radically turbulent times demand professional and personal responses that transcend our regular work and life patterns. It's not about happy faces on mirrors and mantras on coffee mugs. It's not about hanging on while holding back. It's about times when you feel someone ate your cheese, drained the swamp, and went from great to less-than-good. Eileen's book The Resilient Spirit is an ideal gift that can be personalized as a take-home reminder of powerful lessons.

"Navigating The Rapids of Change: Thinking Ourselves New"

"Inside Out Leadership"

"Relighting and Retaining Good People"

"Mountain High Wisdom"

"Remaking Our Lives Remarkable"

"Lead-Her-Ship - Claiming The Power, Passion, Play and Purpose Of Our Lives"

"In Her Own Voice: Coming into Your Own - A Women's Retreat"

"Work For a Living and Still Be Free to Live"

"The Energy Connection"

"Connecting the Human Web: Plain Talk for Complex Times"

"Surviving and Thriving With Difficult People"

"Understanding Communication Behaviors: Upping the E-Quotient"