by Trish Springsteen | Oct 3, 2010 | Business, Leadership, Women in Business
Over the weekend, we were driving back from Brisbane in the early evening. Traffic was brisk on the highway, when we were suddenly forced to brake as another car swung across the lane we were travelling in and almost took out the front of our car.They had obviously...
by Trish Springsteen | Sep 8, 2010 | Business, Communication, Personal Development
According to research in 2008* workplace stress was costing the Australian economy $14.81 billion a year. Stress related presenteeism and absenteeism was directly costing Australian employers $10.11 billion a year and 3.2 days per worker were being lost each year...
by Trish Springsteen | Aug 17, 2010 | Business, Communication, Public Speaking
Have you ever been in a meeting and been asked a question that left you floundering? Only to find 2 hours after the meeting on the way home you think why didn’t I say that and you find yourself coming up with all sorts of wonderful answers. Unfortunately it is a bit...
by Trish Springsteen | Aug 13, 2010 | Business, Communication
… but not necessarily in that order. I was brought to muse about the modern approach to communication when I attended a Queensland Choir Festival yesterday.(The incredibly talented granddaughters were both singing in participating choirs; and devoted grandmother...
by Trish Springsteen | Aug 11, 2010 | Business, Communication, Personal Development, Training, Women in Business
We attend a lot of networking meetings as part of Trischel getting out and about. This often involves conversations with a variety of interesting people and of course the 5 minute or 60 second infomercial. Sometimes we hear guest speakers and often we are the guest...
by Trish Springsteen | Aug 9, 2010 | Business, Personal Development
I woke up this morning to a fine spring day. The early morning sun was just beginning to bring some warmth into the day, and a very faint breeze was stirring the leaves on the weeping acacia. It was inevitable that I took my first cup of coffee and went to sit out in...