by Trish Springsteen | Aug 14, 2008 | Business, Leadership, Personal Development
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 in business means that we have to be decisive; we must make decisions and having to make decisions inevitably leads to...
by Trish Springsteen | Aug 11, 2008 | Business, Communication, Public Speaking
We all have heard the saying … “never assume because you make an ass out of you and me.. easier said than done. Too often we do assume. We assume we have heard correctly and jump in to answer the question we think we heard and not the one that was asked.We assume that...
by Trish Springsteen | Aug 7, 2008 | Business, Leadership
With the Olympics about to commence, I thought I might consider one of my favourite sports – rowing. Actually – Leadership and Rowing!During the last twenty years, training for corporate or organisational leadership has focused on management skills. It was felt...
by Trish Springsteen | Jul 31, 2008 | Business, Leadership, Personal Development
Who holds the ultimate responsibility in an organisation?Well the power in an organisation is at the top, it rests with whoever is ultimately in charge of the organisation. It may be delegated, but delegated power does not mean that it has been abdicated. The American...
by Trish Springsteen | Jul 25, 2008 | Business, Personal Development
I am sitting down to write this after finishing my morning rituals! I don’t know about you but I have a set of rituals which are necessary for me to face the day.I have to get out of bed and do the stretching exercises – can’t move without them. Then it’s the morning...
by Trish Springsteen | Jul 21, 2008 | Business, Communication
With apologies to all those working in advertising out there! Over the weekend I was involved in a discussion about ‘who were the best communicators?’ We ruled out doctors and lawyers, as we decided that laymen should have at least a fighting chance at understanding...
