by Trish Springsteen | Sep 8, 2010 | Business, Communication, Personal Development
According to research in 2008* workplace stress was costing the Australian economy $14.81 billion a year. Stress related presenteeism and absenteeism was directly costing Australian employers $10.11 billion a year and 3.2 days per worker were being lost each year...
by Trish Springsteen | Aug 17, 2010 | Business, Communication, Public Speaking
Have you ever been in a meeting and been asked a question that left you floundering? Only to find 2 hours after the meeting on the way home you think why didn’t I say that and you find yourself coming up with all sorts of wonderful answers. Unfortunately it is a bit...
by Trish Springsteen | Aug 13, 2010 | Business, Communication
… but not necessarily in that order. I was brought to muse about the modern approach to communication when I attended a Queensland Choir Festival yesterday.(The incredibly talented granddaughters were both singing in participating choirs; and devoted grandmother...
by Trish Springsteen | Aug 11, 2010 | Business, Communication, Personal Development, Training, Women in Business
We attend a lot of networking meetings as part of Trischel getting out and about. This often involves conversations with a variety of interesting people and of course the 5 minute or 60 second infomercial. Sometimes we hear guest speakers and often we are the guest...
by Trish Springsteen | Aug 9, 2010 | Business, Personal Development
I woke up this morning to a fine spring day. The early morning sun was just beginning to bring some warmth into the day, and a very faint breeze was stirring the leaves on the weeping acacia. It was inevitable that I took my first cup of coffee and went to sit out in...
by Trish Springsteen | Aug 6, 2010 | Business, Personal Development, Women in Business
I do a lot of my work from home, and every day you will find me dutifully sitting in my office dealing with a number of exciting projects for our business. Friends who work in the traditional nine-to-five routine sigh nostalgically when they think about my working...
