by Trish Springsteen | Jan 23, 2012 | Communication, Personal Development, Women in Business
I recently had the misfortune to attend a training session that got a trifle out of hand. The trainer completely lost control of the activity and mayhem reigned supreme. Luckily it has not happened to me – yet – but the spectre of it happening hangs...
by Trish Springsteen | Jan 10, 2012 | Business, Communication, Personal Development, Women in Business
Sometimes we are so close to a subject that we just can’t see it. Sometimes we are so convinced that it just comes naturally there is no need to learn more about it. Sometimes we just get it wrong.What am I talking about? Well – the fact that...
by Trish Springsteen | Jan 6, 2012 | Communication, Personal Development, Training, Women in Business
Did you make some New Year Resolutions?What’s the betting they will have floated away by April? If one of your resolutions was to improve your ability to get your message understood; to finally get a grasp on the ins and outs of this communication stuff or...
by Trish Springsteen | Nov 27, 2011 | Business, Leadership, Personal Development, 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 very interesting times for many organisations and indeed nations. Some are re-defining their operations, some...
by Trish Springsteen | Nov 14, 2011 | Business, Communication, Personal Development
I’ve learned at lot about leadership and management in my time, but the one thing that I really learnt through practical experience, is that leadership (or management) is a minute by minute experience.I can set goals in the morning for my intended outcomes; I can be...
by Trish Springsteen | Oct 30, 2011 | Business, Communication, Leadership, Personal Development, Women in Business
Leadership is 75% communication. In fact so important is effective communication for our leaders that it just about tops every list of preferred leadership traits.“But,’ disagreed one leader “I can’t communicate every little decision that the board makes, and I...
