by Trish Springsteen | Feb 21, 2010 | Business, Communication, Leadership, Women in Business
There are literally thousands of books, articles and blogs dedicated to the subject of leadership. It is possibly the most talked about topic in business today – and still the question is asked – What is leadership?It should be quite simple really; surely it is such...
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 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 | Jul 22, 2009 | Business, Leadership
discipline : training, schooling, indoctrination, enforcement, regulated activity, prescribed habit, training in obedience.Sounds rough, doesn’t it? There’s a whiff of “or else” about the whole concept of discipline. Recruits to any of the armed services are going to...
by Trish Springsteen | Jul 16, 2009 | Business, Leadership, Women in Business
When I was in the army one of the books we were required to study was Sun Tzu’s The Art of War. Together with General Clausewitz’s On War, they had much of interest to say on the principles of warfare and the art of commanding men.I can say now, that I was much more...
