by Trish Springsteen | Oct 3, 2011 | Business, Communication, Leadership, Women in Business
Or … Making Group Discussions Really Work.Simon was looking particularly glum when I bumped into him recently, and it didn’t take long to find out the problem. He had been detailed to lead the monthly get together at work; to receive reports on progress,...
by Trish Springsteen | Nov 10, 2009 | Business, Leadership, Women in Business
I have attended a fair number of meetings in my life, ranging from committee, executive, and general to annual general meetings. Attendance at the meetings has ranged from 5 to 2000. Some have been examples of well run, competently chaired smooth meetings. Others have...
by Trish Springsteen | Aug 11, 2009 | Business, Communication, Leadership, Public Speaking, Women in Business
Can you relate to this statement or have you ever found that the best meetings are held in the car park following what should have been the meeting? Whenever the subject of meetings surfaces these seem to be very common reactions.I have a friend who is very vocal...
by Trish Springsteen | Jul 17, 2008 | Business, Communication
I don’t know about you, but in my previous occupation most meetings were held on a Friday. And it depended on who was in the chair whether it was a social or a planning occasion. Mostly it was the former.There are a number of maxims which sum up the normal business...