by Trish Springsteen | Nov 9, 2008 | Business, Communication, Leadership, Personal Development
When you are a presenter at a conference sometimes you never know what to expect. Over the weekend I attended a Toastmasters’ Conference, where the husband and I had been invited to give one of the presentations. The conference theme was leadership, especially focused...
by Trish Springsteen | Oct 23, 2008 | Business, Leadership, Personal Development
One of the most used phrases when I was in the army was “Keep It Simple Stupid”. We used it in relation to explanations of difficult concepts. We tried to make them as simple as possible as long as the basic premises were not compromised.It was a long way to the army...
by Trish Springsteen | Oct 17, 2008 | Communication, Leadership
I had a really strange morning yesterday while out on a quick shopping trip. I only needed milk and bread and you would have thought that it wasn’t a difficult assignment. Well, you would have been wrong. The problem was that I was invisible.First I tried the bread...
by Trish Springsteen | Oct 14, 2008 | Business, Communication, Leadership
I am sure that you have met someone for the first time, and while they were pleasant there was something about them that didn’t ring true. We may not be absolutely sure why it is that we don’t trust them, but …In our public speaking workshops we highlight the...
by Trish Springsteen | Oct 12, 2008 | Business, Communication, Leadership, Personal Development
Okay – so I’m just showing off my French! But I though I might talk about “Change”today. With the ever growing financial crisis many companies are looking at the way they carry out their business to evaluate whether they need to change.Over the last two or three...
by Trish Springsteen | Oct 7, 2008 | Business, Leadership, Personal Development
It is surprising how often we end up like Oliver Wendell Holmes (The Philosopher at the Breakfast Table) in our house. I am involved in some in depth research on the qualities of Leadership for modern situations, and as part of my refresher reading I picked up the...
