by Trish Springsteen | Nov 22, 2009 | Business, Communication, Job Interviews, Uncategorised
There is something about the confines of an aircraft that can bring down the barriers between people. Flying up to Port Moresby I sat next to a mining executive who was travelling to the Highlands for some interviews.My immediate assumption that he was going to be...
by Trish Springsteen | Nov 19, 2009 | Business, Public Speaking, Training
When thinking about visual aids to assist our presentations we too often forget about the flipchart. I was at a presentation the other day and it was great to see the presenter using a flip chart or butcher’s paper as it can be commonly termed.The greatest advantage...
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 | Nov 5, 2009 | Business, Leadership, Personal Development
In a recent discussion with a friend of ours, (Dr Wayne Applewhite of “Just Leadership” ) the question of “ethics” arose. In some research which Wayne is conducting it appeared that the problem of ethics was of concern to a number of Leaders.I wrote a somewhat...
by Trish Springsteen | Nov 1, 2009 | Business, Leadership, Personal Development
It is a strange thing but once you have focused on a topic you find it cropping up everywhere.After our ‘merrymaking with management theories’ blog, I found the subject being raised by a variety of people in some very odd situations – but the oddest was when I caught...
by Trish Springsteen | Oct 29, 2009 | Business, Communication, Personal Development
Sometimes you meet someone who just inspires you … it might be what they have done with their lives; it might be their achievements or it might be their attitude that shines so brightly that they can light up their lives and yours.Such a person is Mark Hunter.When I...