by Trish Springsteen | Jul 16, 2009 | Business, Leadership, Women in Business
When I was in the army one of the books we were required to study was Sun Tzu’s The Art of War. Together with General Clausewitz’s On War, they had much of interest to say on the principles of warfare and the art of commanding men.I can say now, that I was much more...
by Trish Springsteen | Jun 30, 2009 | Business, Communication, Leadership
If there is one thing we can depend on in business, it is the effectiveness of team work. We have all bought into the idea that we can get so much more done as a team than we can alone. To doubt or question this is considered heresy! Since De Bono, we have all been...
by Trish Springsteen | Jun 28, 2009 | Business, Communication, Leadership, Training
At a recent meeting of an engineering consultancy it was passionately said “We do not own oil fields, we do not manufacture, we derive our income from our people. Without Good people we cannot succeed”I am not sure who said that, but whoever it was has a real...
by Trish Springsteen | Jun 18, 2009 | Communication, Leadership, Women in Business
“Ah! Freedom” I said to myself when I finally left my institute of learning “No more being told what to do … no more rules and regulations … Life! The way I want it to be!”Ah! The innocence of youth!Because the first thing I had to do was get a job. Funny thing about...
by Trish Springsteen | Jun 7, 2009 | Business, Communication, Leadership
As an English expat, I am watching with amazement the unfolding drama that surrounds the UK Prime Minister, Gordon Brown.Appointed by his party to replace Tony Blair in 2007, he had already spent ten years as the Chancellor of the Exchequer (the ancient name for the...
by Trish Springsteen | Jun 2, 2009 | Business, Communication, Leadership, Women in Business
There is an old Irish blessing, which goes “May you live in interesting times” – and these days most of us can say we have been blessed!These are indeed interesting times for many organisations: some are re-defining their operations, some are struggling to recast...
