by Trish Springsteen | Aug 29, 2010 | Communication
My friend’s young son came home from school last week, bursting with information. It was obvious he was dying to tell us some really important news. “Sally’s mother is having a baby” he finally burst out. What great news, we thought, but “it’s a secret!” he...
by Trish Springsteen | Aug 27, 2010 | Communication, Leadership, Personal Development
There is no disguising the fact that in today’s world it is tough being a leader. If the amount of information that swamps us, (leaving our in-trays and in-boxes awash with things to think about, things to do or just things), is not enough to put up with; we bear the...
by Trish Springsteen | Aug 23, 2010 | Communication, Leadership, Women in Business
I would say that just about everyone has heard of the strange outcome of the last federal election here in Australia. Equally, I would say that most people understand the reason it was held! Ousting your leader virtually mid term is sure to destabilise any political...
by Trish Springsteen | Aug 20, 2010 | Communication, Public Speaking
The household has been turned upside down and inside out over the last few days. We are re-organising the books – all three thousand plus of them. After moving we had a sort of temporary shelter for our library; mostly in boxes in the garage, but it was understood...
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...