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...
by Trish Springsteen | Aug 1, 2010 | Business, Communication, Women in Business
Here in the Southern Hemisphere we are waking to brighter days and shorter nights; and things are stirring in the garden. I have just been out to investigate some miniature petunias just bursting into flower, and the sun was bright but there was a crisp snap in the...
by Trish Springsteen | Jul 15, 2010 | Business, Communication, Leadership
How do you get the best out of your team? How do you take a group of individuals with individual goals, skills and personalities and have them work together to achieve a common goal and purpose?Well if it was that easy there wouldn’t be so many books written about...
by Trish Springsteen | Jul 12, 2010 | Business, Communication, Personal Development
Most of the daily decisions we take, are taken quickly and easily. After all, what world shattering effect can result from a choice of either marmalade or peanut butter on my toast?When we go shopping, I don’t think it will engage the United Nations in negotiations if...
by Trish Springsteen | Jul 4, 2010 | Business, Communication, Personal Development, Women in Business
Rogers and Hammerstein put it in a nutshell with their song “I’m just a girl who can’t say No” and alas it is not just the girl that can’t do it; there are an awful lot of the rest of us who can’t do it either.Why is it that even when we are up to our eyeballs in...
