by Trish Springsteen | Jul 6, 2009 | Communication, Training
I am preparing for a full day’s training, and I mentioned that fact casually to a neighbour over the weekend. “Goodness” she said, “how on earth do you keep them awake for that long?”A valid question. If, of course, the training was delivered in one solid continuous...
by Trish Springsteen | Jul 3, 2009 | Business, Communication
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” – Romeo and Juliet; William Shakespeare.Juliet is telling Romeo that a name is merely an artificial convention, and changing it would not alter the basic integrity of the...
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 23, 2009 | Communication, Personal Development
At a recent Toastmasters meeting, the raffle master produced a non-descript article, wrapped in brown paper. There was no indication of what it contained, and most people would have passed it by, or left it lying on the table.But this young lady had other ideas. She...
