Red Cape Revolution with Coach Darcy Eikenberg

08/27/2026

Always honored to have a past article make a "top tips" roundup in the Harvard Business Review!

Our Management Tip of the Day newsletter continues to be one of HBR’s most popular newsletters. In this article, we’ve compiled 10 of our favorite tips on learning from failure, from how to apologize to a customer to how to get your team back on track when a project is failing.

08/11/2026

Retention and succession are hot-hot-hot issues in my conversations with North American manufacturing clients. They're seeing a surge in retirements (early and normal) while also finding a gap in incoming talent as younger people step away from the workforce or even overlook manufacturing opportunities in their own backyard.

That's why it was awesome to talk about these issues on the Manufacturing Greatness podcast hosted by Trevor Blondeel, CSP, PCC. If you're a manufacturing leader or team professional who thinks retention is out of your control unless you can pay more, give this episode a listen and you'll find new ways to make the most of the people we have.

https://mindfulnessmanufacturing.libsyn.com/your-best-worker-is-already-halfway-out-the-door-with-darcy-eikenberg-employee-retention-ep-187

07/15/2026

If you feel like you're doing LOTS but with LITTLE progress, check out my free video series, Do Less with More Impact.

If you want to make an impact at work but not burn out in the process, get Coach Darcy's free Do Less with More Impact tools.

07/01/2026

The first half of the year's gone. It's the perfect time for my Mid-Year Reset, here for you, free.

Let me know what you discover and what's important for you for the second half of the year. I love cheering you on!

05/10/2026

https://redcaperevolution.com/whatmomtaughtmeaboutwork/

Thought it might be worth sharing here today.

In honor of Mother's Day (which should probably be all days), I'm reflecting on what mom taught me about work. Hope these lessons are helpful for you, too.

05/10/2026

In honor of Mother's Day (which should probably be all days), I'm reflecting on what mom taught me about work. Hope these lessons are helpful for you, too.

05/05/2026

Thanks to all who came to Level Her Up today! I think we did!

04/20/2026

Wow--there's a wealth of amazing resources here from over 50 other business and personal development authors. Each book is on sale at its lowest price ever on Amazon. Check out the list here (and if you don't have a copy of my book, "Red Cape Rescue: Save Your Career Without Leaving Your Job," now's the time to grab yours!

http://www.KindleFlashSale.com/darcy

04/01/2026

Happy April Fool’s Day! Here are my favorite three tricks for you to try at your workplace.

1️⃣ Smile the entire day.

Shake up your Zoom meetings by making sure there’s a grin on your face all day. Walking outside? Smile at strangers, astepping out of the smartphone scowl (you know the one).

They’ll wonder what you’re up to–and a little mystery is a good thing!

2️⃣ Pay a compliment to someone difficult.

The last thing anyone expects to hear–especially someone who annoys and distracts you– is something nice.

Surprise the heck out of them by finding something positive to say, like:

"You know, I appreciate that you’re always challenging me to think differently about the situation."

"While we don’t always agree, I respect the fact that you hold your point of view so passionately."

"Nice shoes!" 👠

You get the point.

Extra prank points awarded if you do this in front of others.

3️⃣ Express a real emotion. 🤣

Wouldn’t it surprise your colleagues to hear something like:

"I’m frustrated here and don’t know what to do."

"This is so confusing–I am over my head and need your help."

"I’m so excited by this that I want to scream. AAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!"

Trick your teammates into the crazy idea that it’s actually okay to express their feelings at work!

After all, it’s emotion that puts us into motion and moving forward usually feels pretty good.

02/13/2026

Not sure this looks like me (although Chat got it right with the chubby knees), but sending you lots of red cape flying love today and every day!