by Trish Springsteen | Jun 24, 2012 | Business, Communication, Training, Women in Business
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 | Jun 14, 2012 | Business, Communication, Public Speaking, Women in Business
Networking is all about meeting people and getting known. It is about letting others know what challenges you can solve for them or for their business. Sounds fine – not too difficult you say. You have done your homework – you have identified your target market,...
by Trish Springsteen | Jun 3, 2012 | Business, Communication, Leadership, Personal Development, Women in Business
The old saying is that nothing is as certain as death and taxes … but I am adding one more certainty – we are all going to make mistakes.Being a leader means that we have to be decisive; we must make decisions and having to make decisions inevitably leads to sometimes...
by Trish Springsteen | Mar 6, 2012 | Business, Communication, Personal Development, Women in Business
“…most employees in Australia and New Zealand will readily tell us that poor communication causes more organisational problems than any other single issue. Poor communication makes for low morale and poor results.” ~ Kris Cole “Supervision – Management in...
by Trish Springsteen | Feb 20, 2012 | Business, Leadership, Personal Development, Women in Business
Over the weekend we have been clearing out and tidying up the office. In the process I have been sorting out the books which pile up on the floor and putting them back in their rightful places. I came across some old but interesting books on leadership which led...
by Trish Springsteen | Feb 13, 2012 | Business, Communication, Leadership, Personal Development, Women in Business
Robert Kent, former dean of Harvard Business School has said, “In business, communication is everything.”But in today’s world why is personal communication so important to business? Well, it matters because any corporation, business or department is made up...