by Trish Springsteen | May 15, 2008 | Business, Communication
If you have recognised a tendency in your team to put group harmony above critical decision making, what steps can you take to prevent this turning into the dread disease of “groupthink’?There needs to be a change in process and a more robust attitude to differing...
by Trish Springsteen | May 13, 2008 | Business, Communication, Leadership
A team that prides itself on its ability to get along and on its lack of conflict can be in danger of falling into a “groupthink” mindset. This means that critical thought is discouraged, and members of the team can censor themselves by not bringing forward differing...
by Trish Springsteen | May 11, 2008 | Business, Communication, Leadership
It would be great to think that after we have carefully chosen our group, put in the work to meld them into a team it would be all plain sailing from then on.But we all realise that simply isn’t going to be true. No matter how well prepared we are some things are...
by Trish Springsteen | May 8, 2008 | Business, Communication, Leadership
It sometimes appears that as soon as we start to understand just what it is we are doing -it all changes. And sometimes there appears to be no rhyme or reason to it all. In fact I recall a poster that indicated an ancient Greek philosopher had said something similar …...
by Trish Springsteen | May 5, 2008 | Business, Communication, Leadership
How busy are you? I know what a stupid question! – I mean in my case there’s that report to finish, I’ve yet to start on the meeting papers and that presentation which I am supposed to do next week – well heaven knows when I’ll be able to get round to that!The answer...
by Trish Springsteen | Apr 17, 2008 | Communication, Public Speaking
Watching a dynamic speaker is a delight. Every word is essential to the message, and every movement is crafted to enhance and demonstrate the meaning. Watching them, we receive the precise meaning both audibly and visually.Now, there is no denying some people are born...
