by Trish Springsteen | Jul 30, 2009 | Communication, Personal Development
I called a friend recently and suggested that we meet up for coffee. He seemed a little reluctant at first, and finally confessed that he was worried he might appear in the blog!I had to do some fast talking to convince him that I only used my anonymous friends to...
by Trish Springsteen | May 22, 2008 | Business, Communication
“I like work: it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours” Jerome K. Jerome – from Three Men in a Boat 1889When asked about happiness, Sigmund Freud’s response was “Work and Love” so I suppose if you love your work you’ve got it made!For a lot of us work is...
by Trish Springsteen | May 18, 2008 | Business, Communication, Leadership
There are a number of factors that can affect the way we view our job and our workplace. There maybe task related problems; unavoidable delays, misunderstanding and of course difficult customers; and what about finding out that someone less qualified actually earns...
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 …...