by Trish Springsteen | Jun 28, 2009 | Business, Communication, Leadership, Training
At a recent meeting of an engineering consultancy it was passionately said “We do not own oil fields, we do not manufacture, we derive our income from our people. Without Good people we cannot succeed”I am not sure who said that, but whoever it was has a real...
by Trish Springsteen | Jun 21, 2009 | Business, Communication, Personal Development
Mark Twain attributed the “Lies, damned lies and statistics” to Benjamin Disraeli – and it still has a modicum of truth in it. I was accosted over the weekend by a petition wielding lady with statistics at her finger tips. She wanted something banned (It doesn’t...
by Trish Springsteen | Jun 16, 2009 | Business, Communication
Monday’s blog topic created a lot of comments, and I thank everyone that sent me Direct Messages through Twitter about it (Suprisingly no comments on the blog, perhaps we like our privacy too much!) – but I do agree, there are two sides to the story.Last time, I...
by Trish Springsteen | Jun 14, 2009 | Business, Communication
It appears today that an essential teenage fashion statement is the mobile phone (or the cell phone as our American friends would have it). It is a phenomenon which has taken off like wild fire. As I negotiate the shopping centre, I have to manoeuvre around teenagers...
by Trish Springsteen | Jun 10, 2009 | Business, Communication, Job Interviews
At a recent Interview Skills Workshop one of the participants asked “Can we prepare for an interview?” The answer was a resounding “Yes – you can!” In fact if you don’t do some preparation the likelihood of you getting the position could be very slim.So how do you go...
by Trish Springsteen | Jun 7, 2009 | Business, Communication, Leadership
As an English expat, I am watching with amazement the unfolding drama that surrounds the UK Prime Minister, Gordon Brown.Appointed by his party to replace Tony Blair in 2007, he had already spent ten years as the Chancellor of the Exchequer (the ancient name for the...
