by Trish Springsteen | Dec 2, 2012 | Business, Communication, Leadership, Personal Development, Women in Business
I am in the process of preparing a short presentation on ‘Assertive Communication’ and as per my normal practice I take my ideas and talk them through at the breakfast table with the husband.I think I may have mentioned before that we are fond of some intellectual...
by Trish Springsteen | Nov 27, 2012 | Business, Communication, Leadership, Women in Business
The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place. – George Bernard ShawThe blog has been rather quiet recently, and that is because I have been getting to know the medical profession a little better. A sudden health scare found me in...
by Trish Springsteen | Oct 30, 2012 | Business, Communication, Leadership, Personal Development, Women in Business
Did you know that programmes that identify, harness and leverage off workplace diversity, like team building programmes incorporating the Team Management Profile (TMP) have been shown to;· Improve organisational...
by Trish Springsteen | Oct 22, 2012 | Business, Communication, Leadership, Personal Development, Public Speaking
There is no denying the fact that communication and leadership are intricately bound together. Almost any book on leadership or any report or statistic will advise that communication is seen as being in the top three issues identified by leaders and...
by Trish Springsteen | Sep 10, 2012 | Business, Communication, Job Interviews, Personal Development
Alas, It is a fact of life that most companies still use the interview to select candidates to fill vacancies. Interviews are regularly conducted to assess performance or to judge promotion prospects.For some people having to face an interview is agony; it can...
by Trish Springsteen | Sep 4, 2012 | Business, Communication, Leadership, Personal Development, Women in Business
… to encourage our staff to improve performance that is. We’ve been very busy over the last two weeks with communication training for corporate executives from two very different companies; and yet both were very interested in the concept of positive performance...