by Trish Springsteen | Jan 5, 2012 | Business, Communication, Women in Business
There is an old saying that a goal not written down is just a dream, and will fade away from our memory just like a dream. And a resolution made around midnight on the 31st December will often depart much quicker.New Year Resolutions are really wishful...
by Trish Springsteen | Dec 18, 2011 | Business, Communication, Public Speaking, Women in Business
A number of our world leaders seem to be in the grip of communication problems. Here in Australia our Prime Minister has delivered Christmas cheer (or gloom) to members of her government by a rearrangement of the cabinet. Her expressed...
by Trish Springsteen | Nov 14, 2011 | Business, Communication, Personal Development
I’ve learned at lot about leadership and management in my time, but the one thing that I really learnt through practical experience, is that leadership (or management) is a minute by minute experience.I can set goals in the morning for my intended outcomes; I can be...
by Trish Springsteen | Oct 30, 2011 | Business, Communication, Leadership, Personal Development, Women in Business
Leadership is 75% communication. In fact so important is effective communication for our leaders that it just about tops every list of preferred leadership traits.“But,’ disagreed one leader “I can’t communicate every little decision that the board makes, and I...
by Trish Springsteen | Oct 9, 2011 | Business, Communication, Women in Business
It’s Monday morning and I’ve just spend an hour deciphering, decoding and deleting a pile of emails; very few of which were of importance in either my professional or my personal life.It is really incredible how this insidious means of communication has stolen in and...
by Trish Springsteen | Oct 3, 2011 | Business, Communication, Leadership, Women in Business
Or … Making Group Discussions Really Work.Simon was looking particularly glum when I bumped into him recently, and it didn’t take long to find out the problem. He had been detailed to lead the monthly get together at work; to receive reports on progress,...