by Trish Springsteen | Feb 11, 2009 | Business, Communication, Personal Development
My old English grandmother used to say “There’s nowt funnier than folk!” and that is so true. It doesn’t matter what we do or where or how we do it, eventually we all come across some very funny folk.The problem of motivating our staff has always had a high priority...
by Trish Springsteen | Dec 9, 2008 | Communication, Personal Development
I remember a character in one of Georgette Heyer’s novels say that “misfortunes never come in single spies but rather in battalions” which is rather prophetic for the situation I now find myself in!With one partner out of the country, and most of the staff out of the...
by Trish Springsteen | Dec 7, 2008 | Business, Personal Development
Today’s ponderings – as so many previous ones – arises out of a casual comment over the weekend. I was discussing the progress of Trischel with someone I hadn’t met before and I mentioned that we had unanimity of purpose. “Ah” he said wisely “Groupthink!” and moved...
by Trish Springsteen | Nov 25, 2008 | Business, Personal Development
Encourage our staff to improve performance that is. We’ve been very busy over the last two weeks with communication training for corporate executives from two very different companies. And yet both were very interested in the concept of positive performance feedback...
by Trish Springsteen | Nov 23, 2008 | Communication, Personal Development
Yes, I am afraid I have been revolting! No … I am still a besotted cat lover and things are still not back to normal there, and the bill for chicken is enormous. So if anyone sees me at the meat counter please don’t report me to the Vegetarian Society … it’s for the...
by Trish Springsteen | Nov 16, 2008 | Personal Development
Well, we have just had the first of the summer storms in Brisbane last night … how did you fare? I trust that all is well at your place.At “Chez Nous” the husband and I brought out the candles just in case, and settled down to wait it out. The winds were savage and a...
