by Trish Springsteen | Jun 19, 2011 | Communication, Leadership, Personal Development, Women in Business
It was a networking breakfast at the crack of dawn. I had risen early, collected the other partner, and we had driven off across the city. The sun had barely crossed the horizon and the temperature was hovering around ‘officially winter’. And...
by Trish Springsteen | Jun 9, 2011 | Business, Communication, Women in Business
It’s breakfast table pondering time again … and this time we were pondering on the complexities of communication and how we manage despite mostly getting it wrong!Yesterday the husband was a trifle morose; his usual ebullience was missing and a dour...
by Trish Springsteen | May 15, 2011 | Communication, Personal Development, Public Speaking, Women in Business
“And now I’d like to move onto the expected financial expenditure for the next three months. Balanced against the improved performance in sales, demonstrated state wide, and the percentage increase on returns on investment …..”Ah! Financial reports; don’t...
by Trish Springsteen | May 2, 2011 | Business, Communication, Public Speaking, Women in Business
Over 2,500 years ago, a well known public speaker rose to his feet in the Greek Forum and said “One who forms a judgment on any point but cannot explain it, might as well never have thought at all on the subject.” (Pericles quoted in ‘Elements of Rhetoric’...
by Trish Springsteen | Apr 12, 2011 | Communication, Leadership, Personal Development, Women in Business
Earlier this week I had an impassioned plea from a newly promoted Team Leader to simplify ‘Leadership Choices’. On receiving her good news she had hurriedly disinterred her books on management and leadership to brush up her skills – and promptly had a panic...
by Trish Springsteen | Apr 4, 2011 | Business, Communication, Job Interviews, Personal Development, Women in Business
…especially if you are a woman. OK! I can hear the groans from men from here! For heaven’s sake, we have worldwide legislation that ensures that women get paid the same as men – so what on earth are you bleating about!! And yes! To a point you are...
