Eileen McDargh

Download Speech Topics: Eileen McDargh Topics

Inside Out Leadership: The Power of Engagement. It’s time to start talking and get back to work! Create a competitive edge in engaging and retaining talented employees and customers on the most human of playing fields: conversation. Without that connection, there is no energy of engagement. Discover the secret of viewing points, orange batons and Little Davids in creating teams and fostering loyalty. Latest report from DDI reports that more than 40% of leaders crave soft skills that can help them work better with others. 

Relighting and Retaining Good People. The competitive edge is never a product or service. It’s the brainpower that makes it, the hands that hold it, and the hearts that deliver it. Innovation, productivity, service and bottom-line profits are the result of people: solid, talented, engaged and committed employees. Even as some sectors of the economy slow down, the reality is that losing valuable, industry-trained people has long-term implications, particularly if your star performers go to the competition! In this interactive program, you’ll learn that star performers aren’t always looking for more money, but rather career growth, learning and development, exciting work, meaningful work, making a difference, and the chance to make a contribution on a team. And, of course, a good manager who makes the difference in winning the talent war.

Resiliency: Staying Rightside Up in an Upside Down World. Discover the characteristics of resilient people and how to grow the five connections of sustainability that allow individuals and organizations to thrive in a constantly changing world. Eileen’s book The Resilient Spirit is an ideal gift that can be personalized as a take-home reminder of powerful lessons.

Remaking Our Lives Remarkable. Gather women together and you have an energy source to light even the darkest corners of the world. Eileen puts a match to that energy. A keynote presentation for reliving and laughing about our foibles, for celebrating our uniqueness, for renewing our passion and commitment to life, and for establishing the common traits which allow all of us to bloom where we are planted. We can learn to be heroines of our own story and leaders shaping tomorrow for all our children. This is your time to refreshed, realign, reawaken; reflect; refuel, regenerate, rejoice, release, remember, and renew.

Navigating The Rapids of Change: Thinking Ourselves New. This inspiring keynote is based on the belief that successful organizations and individuals continually hone their thinking and self-management skills in order survive in rapidly changing times. They are experienced ‘navigators’ who lead their people and their organizations through tough times to smoother waters. These companies and their top performers are usually experienced ‘masters’ at accepting and welcoming the change process as the path toward individual and organizational growth. 

Mountain-High Wisdom for Every Day Living. From backpacking in the High Sierras to trekking remote regions of the western Himalayas, Eileen takes audiences on the adventure of discovering what lessons for work and life can be learned from the high country. Her latest book, Gifts from the Mountain: Simple Truths for Life’s Complexities, helps participants drive the lessons deeper as leaders, coaches, or community members.

Lead-Her-Ship™ Claiming the power, passion, play and purpose of our lives. Gather women together and you have an energy source to light even the darkest corners of the world. Eileen puts a match to that energy. A presentation for reliving and laughing about our foibles, for celebrating our uniqueness, for renewing our passion and commitment to life, and for establishing the common traits which allow all of us to bloom where we are planted. We can learn to be heroines of our own story and leaders shaping tomorrow for all our children. This is your time to refreshed, realign, reawaken, reflect, refuel, regenerate, rejoice, release, remember, and renew.

Work for a Living and Still be Free to Live. Balance is baloney! Discover a better metaphor for the realities of living in a 24/7 world. Learn the power of choice and how to conduct a C.A.T. scan of your life. Develop strategies to create a life by your design and not by default. A critical topic for all walks of life and one Eileen has followed since authoring the first book ever written on this topic, Work for a Living & Still Be Free to Live and her newest Gifts from the Mountain-Simple Truths for Life’s Complexities.

The Energy Connection: How to get it, grow it and stop giving it away. You’ll never think of energy in the same way again. Forget OPEC and prices at the pump. Discover your own reservoir of power and purpose with five tools to drill down into your own internal well of possibilities. Learn a new formula for E=MC2. The two main assets for moving innovation and sustainability forward are focus and energy. At the core of her powerful message is the realization that all innovation, creativity, and productivity are the results of people who are highly energized by what they do, how they do it, and who they do it for. Inspirational as well as thought-provoking—and did we say–fun.

Connecting The Human Web: Plain Talk for Complex Times. At the end of the day, our very success hinges on relationships. These relationships grow or die based on a skill too often we forget: CONVERSATION. How meaningful are yours? The proliferation of cell phones and the glut of chat rooms show us what society yearns for: meaningful human connection, community, and the value of relationships. The pace of change, the lure of dazzling technology, and the speed of life have created the opposite. The most human of all connections is conversation – an internal and external event that has become blurred. We’ve forgotten how to talk to each other – if in fact some of us ever knew. In many instances, we have never been taught how to listen.  And at times of crisis, these conversations become even more important. This presentation explores a model for understanding and growing the conversations we have with ourselves and with each other so that everyone becomes fully engaged in the work we are tasked to do.

Surviving and Thriving With Difficult People. Life would be easy if it weren’t for other people! Would you like to turn from mad to glad with your colleagues and customers? Eileen can show you how. This session focuses on improving relationships at work through successfully dealing with people. Using humor and examples, Eileen will guide participants through the process of learning how to defuse anger in themselves and others. They will discover how to identify and understand problem behavior and how to use systematic methods for handling such behaviors.

Understanding Communication Behaviors: Upping the E-Quotient and Your Emotional IQ. Talk is never cheap. It’s priceless! How would you rate your communication efforts? Better still—what would others say? Keynote Speaker Using a personal communication profile (the DISC), you’ll discover your unique behavioral preferences. You’ll gain insights on where and why relationships grow or suffer. This workshop is designed to open channels for sharing communication preferences and valuing differences. With interaction, humor and high content, Eileen will help you walk away with ideas for improving your own communication while understanding others. This program provides plenty of ‘meat’—high content, useful information you can put to work at the office and at home.

Travels From
California

Local Fee Range
$10,001.00 to $15,000.00

West Coast Fee Range
$5,001.00 to $10,000.00

East Coast Fee Range
$10,001.00 to $15,000.00

This specific fee falls within this range. Ranges are presented as a guideline only. Speaker fees are subject to change without notice. For an exact quote, please contact your Leading Authorities representative.

"Many thanks for the talk you gave at our IT Renewal event. You really created a buzz that was still going on the next day and even Friday after the event. You brought a great sense of what our organization needed and aimed your remarks accordingly." Jay Price, The Procter & Gamble Company

“Eileen is one in a million. She focuses on her client and their environment and creates custom recommendations to fit their personal needs. She is energetic and creative --bringing out the hidden "spots" that sometimes are held close to the vest. She listens and takes action. She is incredible in her attention to detail and follow up. She is personable and easy to talk with, making the engagement process simple and direct. She is a straight shooter...she's going to tell you what you don't want to hear, but need to hear. She can turn a cold room into a warm home. A TRUE GEM!” -Laura Barbaro, INTEL

“I had the pleasure of hearing Eileen speak at the recent Association of Legal Administrators Chapter Leadership Institute in Las Vegas. Her topic, "The Power of Engagement - leading from the Inside Out" was inspirational! We were all fully engaged as a result of her interactive presentation style and pertinent message. I have already applied several of the lessons learned during the session to my own work. I highly recommend her as a keynote speaker for your next conference. You will find that your audience will not be able to remain in their seats!” -Tracy Acosta-Spore

“Eileen is a very motivating person who can make you rethink the way you are viewing the everyday challenges and opportunities at work or in life. She reminds you that if you simply turn around you will see each challenge offers a different point of view that you need to be aware of in life. She was a great speaker who provided interaction with the audience, who got you on your feet interacting the others at the event and thinking about how you see things in your world.” -Trina McCool, National Account Manager, ConAgra Foods