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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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.
RADICAL RESILIENCY- Staying rightside Up in a world that's Upside Down
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. Radical resilience requires the courage to challenge, commit, and contribute in ways that positively impact both today as well as many tomorrows. Discover how to grow the skills of adaptability, agility, ah-ha, and alignment for producing amazing results. Learn a four-part model for methodically tackling the tough issues you currently face. And Explore what great leaders do to inspire teams to stay in the game and thrive. (And it has NOTHING to do with money!) Get them energized, actualized, authorized, and gratified.
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
Lead-Her-Ship
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.
Mountain-High Wisdom for Every Day
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.
The Power of Engagement-Leading from the Inside Out.
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. Talk Aint Cheap: It’s Priceless is a perfect take-home for participants.
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It was a pleasure having you as a keynote speaker at our recent Consumer Operations Leadership Summit. Your speech was fabulous. Your exuberant speaking style capitivated the audience while your keynote was truly inspired. — Blue Shield of California
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