by Trish Springsteen | Jun 30, 2009 | Business, Communication, Leadership
If there is one thing we can depend on in business, it is the effectiveness of team work. We have all bought into the idea that we can get so much more done as a team than we can alone. To doubt or question this is considered heresy! Since De Bono, we have all been...
by Trish Springsteen | Jun 28, 2009 | Business, Communication, Leadership, Training
At a recent meeting of an engineering consultancy it was passionately said “We do not own oil fields, we do not manufacture, we derive our income from our people. Without Good people we cannot succeed”I am not sure who said that, but whoever it was has a real...
by Trish Springsteen | Jun 23, 2009 | Communication, Personal Development
At a recent Toastmasters meeting, the raffle master produced a non-descript article, wrapped in brown paper. There was no indication of what it contained, and most people would have passed it by, or left it lying on the table.But this young lady had other ideas. She...
by Trish Springsteen | Jun 21, 2009 | Business, Communication, Personal Development
Mark Twain attributed the “Lies, damned lies and statistics” to Benjamin Disraeli – and it still has a modicum of truth in it. I was accosted over the weekend by a petition wielding lady with statistics at her finger tips. She wanted something banned (It doesn’t...
by Trish Springsteen | Jun 18, 2009 | Communication, Leadership, Women in Business
“Ah! Freedom” I said to myself when I finally left my institute of learning “No more being told what to do … no more rules and regulations … Life! The way I want it to be!”Ah! The innocence of youth!Because the first thing I had to do was get a job. Funny thing about...
by Trish Springsteen | Jun 16, 2009 | Business, Communication
Monday’s blog topic created a lot of comments, and I thank everyone that sent me Direct Messages through Twitter about it (Suprisingly no comments on the blog, perhaps we like our privacy too much!) – but I do agree, there are two sides to the story.Last time, I...
