by Trish Springsteen | Mar 3, 2008 | Personal Development, Training
Abraham Lincoln said that ‘most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be!’What he recognised is that all of our feelings, our self-belief and confidence are based on how and what we think. We have the ability to choose what to be, whether that is to...
by Trish Springsteen | Feb 28, 2008 | Communication, Leadership, Training
For those of us who have spent some time in leadership positions it’s been a bit of a roller-coaster ride!Over the last couple of decades training for corporate or organisational leadership has focused on managerial skills. It was felt, quietly, by some that it was...
by Trish Springsteen | Feb 27, 2008 | Business, Leadership, Women in Business
Why on earth should we spend so much time and money planning for the future, when everyone knows that Murphy’s Law will come and stuff everything up! So why not give it up and work on a more empirical and creative method!Well, the outcome is a little more realistic if...
by Trish Springsteen | Feb 25, 2008 | Communication, Public Speaking
One of the major barriers to good communication is our ability to listen properly. There is a significant difference between hearing and listening, and they are often confused.Sitting outside in the early morning with our cup of coffee, we can often hear the morning...
by Trish Springsteen | Feb 21, 2008 | Business, Communication, Personal Development, Public Speaking
The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place – George Bernard Shaw The most natural way to communicate your ideas and opinions is through speech, the spoken word. Unfortunately the result may not be what we anticipated ~ remember...
