by Trish Springsteen | Oct 27, 2009 | Business, Communication, Job Interviews, Leadership, Public Speaking, Women in Business
At a recent interview skills workshop we were discussing what skills you need to gain a job or to progress within your current job. In 2002 the Department of Education Science and Training (DEST) in conjunction with the Business Council of Australia and the Australian...
by Trish Springsteen | Oct 25, 2009 | Business, Communication, Leadership
We had a small gathering last night and as the wine circulated conversation got louder, and opinions more opinionated and merriment reigned supreme – we were discussing Management Theories!You may not find that topic a fit cause for hilarity – but let me paint the...
by Trish Springsteen | Sep 28, 2009 | Business, Communication, Leadership, Personal Development
About eighteen months ago, the husband and I had a slight contretemps! During a rather busy time for me he had arbitrary made a decision which affected both us, one which I did not agree with. In fact we had words – but my voice never rose above the decibel level of a...
by Trish Springsteen | Sep 13, 2009 | Communication, Leadership, Personal Development
Tell me; have you ever had a project which challenged you, and on which you spent time and effort only to have it received with curt thanks and very little else? How did you feel?At a recent discussion group on Leadership we spent a lot of time on Vision and Values;...
by Trish Springsteen | Aug 25, 2009 | Business, Communication, Leadership, Personal Development
Traveling to Cooroy this evening in preparation for a training session tomorrow it struck me that it was a very good idea that we knew where we were going. This occurred around about the time I passed the turn off for Cooroy and started looking for the road leading to...
by Trish Springsteen | Aug 23, 2009 | Business, Leadership, Personal Development
“I really can’t see the need for all this training lark! I learned on the job; there is no better teacher than experience!”I have heard that remark in one way or another for most of my training career. The old argument of experience versus training rears its head...
