by Trish Springsteen | Mar 30, 2008 | Business, Personal Development
Over the weekend I looked at the weeds in the vegie patch, and then at the new book I just received. Yeah! The book won.Edward De Bono has to be the master of creative thinking, and I have been a fan ever since I read about the “Six Thinking Hats” quite a few years...
by Trish Springsteen | Mar 28, 2008 | Business, Communication, Job Interviews
It is a fact of life that most companies still use the interview to select candidates to fill vacancies. Interviews are regularly conducted to assess performance or to judge promotion prospects.For some people having to face an interview is agony; it can be quite...
by Trish Springsteen | Mar 18, 2008 | Business, Communication, Public Speaking
When you have a presentation to give, do you sit down at the computer and begin to write it? Most people compose their presentation on paper or the screen. Now, the problem with that is that verbal presentations are meant to be heard and not read; and we write...
by Trish Springsteen | Mar 16, 2008 | Business, Leadership
Okay! You asked for it!! ~ So here is some information on the Pareto Principle, or what is more commonly known as the 80/20 Rule. It is named after the Italian economist and sociologist, Vilfredo Pareto who lived from 1848 to 1923. Pareto was fascinated by social and...
by Trish Springsteen | Mar 13, 2008 | Business, Leadership, Personal Development
It doesn’t matter what industry or business you are in, problem solving and decision making will be an important part of your life, especially if you have a leadership role, or are active in management.Life is made up of making decisions and coping with the...
by Trish Springsteen | Mar 10, 2008 | Business, Leadership, Personal Development
We are probably all familiar with the famous Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. It was developed by Abraham Maslow in America during the 1940-50’s. While times have changed since then his Hierarchy of Needs theory remains valid today for understanding what motivates...
