by Trish Springsteen | Apr 6, 2008 | Communication, Personal Development
Socrates was probably one of the most original thinkers and educators in the ancient world. His style of education known as ‘ex duco’ was unique; it was a process of asking questions that drew out the answers from his students. His passion for asking awkward questions...
by Trish Springsteen | Apr 2, 2008 | Communication, Public Speaking, Women in Business
It all starts so innocently. “Oh, by the way would you please introduce the new Marketing Manager; he would like to say a few words.” Simple isn’t it?Actually while a good introduction can make it easy for the following speaker, a bad introduction can leave the...
by Trish Springsteen | Mar 30, 2008 | Business, Personal Development
Over the weekend I looked at the weeds in the vegie patch, and then at the new book I just received. Yeah! The book won.Edward De Bono has to be the master of creative thinking, and I have been a fan ever since I read about the “Six Thinking Hats” quite a few years...
by Trish Springsteen | Mar 28, 2008 | Business, Communication, Job Interviews
It is a fact of life that most companies still use the interview to select candidates to fill vacancies. Interviews are regularly conducted to assess performance or to judge promotion prospects.For some people having to face an interview is agony; it can be quite...
by Trish Springsteen | Mar 25, 2008 | Personal Development
There is no getting away from it; we are where we are because of the choices we made in the past. Just think! if we changed just one of our choices we may be in a different place with different people!But we are who we are, and that means that faced with opportunities...
