by Trish Springsteen | Jan 15, 2010 | Leadership, Personal Development
It’s always exciting when you are about to embark on a new project – there is the anticipation of great times ahead tempered with the apprehension of what might go wrong.I think I may have mentioned that my eldest granddaughter is embarking on a new chapter in her...
by Trish Springsteen | Dec 30, 2009 | Business, Leadership, Personal Development
The end of 2009 is close and it is that time where we look at our goals and aims for the New Year 2010.Before doing so, we should take time to reflect on the past year. How can you possibly set goals for the New Year if you have not looked at what you achieved in the...
by Trish Springsteen | Dec 20, 2009 | Communication, Leadership
We have a radio station here in Queensland which keeps announcing that “We know the reason for the season!” At first it was cute, “Ah!” I thought “at last, someone realises that it is not all about ‘conspicuous consumption!’” but of course I was wrong – it was all...
by Trish Springsteen | Nov 29, 2009 | Business, Communication, Leadership, Women in Business
If I were learning to play golf and my instructor told me that I had to have a good swing – but failed to tell me how to improve it – what good would that be? Or if I were practising for water polo and I was told that swimming was an integral part of the game – but...
by Trish Springsteen | Nov 10, 2009 | Business, Leadership, Women in Business
I have attended a fair number of meetings in my life, ranging from committee, executive, and general to annual general meetings. Attendance at the meetings has ranged from 5 to 2000. Some have been examples of well run, competently chaired smooth meetings. Others have...
by Trish Springsteen | Nov 8, 2009 | Communication, Leadership, Personal Development
When you are faced with a problem which seems to defy a solution, what do you do?Do you decide that it’s probably all too hard and put it on the back burner? Do you hand it over to someone else with a thankful sigh? Or do you grit your teeth and keep on trying to...
