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Thursday, May 8
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Breakout Session Speakers


Eileen McDargh, CSP, CPAE

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 selected her as one of the top 100 thought leaders in leadership and among the top ten consultant providers of leadership development.

Eileen 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 on this issue and continues to be published in revised editions. Her second book, The Resilient Spirit, is found from South Africa to California. Her newest book, Gifts from the Mountain: Simple Truths for Life's Complexities, is a featured title with award-winning publisher, Berrett Koehler.

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. She is a featured author in A Women's Way to Incredible Success: Real Life Lessons from 20 Prominent Business Women and a contributing author in Meditations for the Road Warrior. 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.

For more information on Eileen McDargh, please click on the following link:
http://www.capcityspeakers.com/speakers/mcdargh.htm



Program Topic  
Eileen McDargh
The Resilient Woman: Engaging Power, Passion, Play, and Purpose


Whether a family leader, a community activist, or a corporate employee, women have specific strengths to be nurtured. This program explores the power of knowledge ownership, the passion of talent engagement, the playfulness of creativity, and the purpose of a life focused on seven generations. No easy task! In this fast-paced, 24/7 world, how do we lead ourselves in ways that balance all parts of our life, allow us to stretch, and ultimately reflect a grace and style that just naturally draw people to us. We can learn to be heroes of our own story and women shaping tomorrow for all our children.