Since beginning her consulting and training practice in 1980, Eileen has become noted for her ability to speak the truth with clarity, wisdom, humor and compassion. Long-standing clients and repeat engagements attest to her commitment to make a difference in minds, hearts and spirits of organizations and individuals.
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 repeatedly selects her as one of the top 100 thought leaders in leadership and among the top ten consultant providers of leadership development.
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 other books include TALK AINT’T CHEAP- IT’S PRICELESS, THE RESILIENT SPIRIT, and her newest, GIFTS FROM THE MOUNTAIIN-Simple Truths for Life’s Complexities. This last book won the Ben Franklin Gold Book award.
She’s been a guest on CNN as well as other television and radio programs and has created an exciting Chicago-based radio commentary, Celebrating the Human Spirit. Her three-part video training program, Engaging the Spirit of Nurse Leadership is in constant demand within the healthcare arena.
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, William Bridges, 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 the 3500-member National Speakers Association. She served two terms on the Board of Directors of NSA and also on the national board for Take Back Your Time, an international initiative for work/life integration practices.
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• Learn four skiills for resilient change mastery; Discover the role of intelligent optimism in creating a better TODAY for tomorrow.
• Create organizational and personal life balance practices that enhance work-life engagement
• Discover what women that builds their capacity for leadership or stands in the way.
• Learn 4 secrets from the highest mountains in the world and as a result, create a path for gett back to what matters most.
• Learn the forgotten skill of human connection and how to tap into communication resources that will create more committment, courage, and conviction.
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