by Trish Springsteen | Sep 4, 2008 | Business, Communication, Leadership
Communication between managers and their subordinates is supposed to be the life-line of any company. Accurate feedback from your employers as to the effects and implications of proposed changes is essential to ensure that decisions made are effectively...
by Trish Springsteen | Aug 14, 2008 | Business, Leadership, Personal Development
The old saying is that nothing is as certain as death and taxes … but I am adding one more certainty – we are all going to make mistakes.Being in business means that we have to be decisive; we must make decisions and having to make decisions inevitably leads to...
by Trish Springsteen | Aug 7, 2008 | Business, Leadership
With the Olympics about to commence, I thought I might consider one of my favourite sports – rowing. Actually – Leadership and Rowing!During the last twenty years, training for corporate or organisational leadership has focused on management skills. It was felt...
by Trish Springsteen | Jul 31, 2008 | Business, Leadership, Personal Development
Who holds the ultimate responsibility in an organisation?Well the power in an organisation is at the top, it rests with whoever is ultimately in charge of the organisation. It may be delegated, but delegated power does not mean that it has been abdicated. The American...
by Trish Springsteen | May 18, 2008 | Business, Communication, Leadership
There are a number of factors that can affect the way we view our job and our workplace. There maybe task related problems; unavoidable delays, misunderstanding and of course difficult customers; and what about finding out that someone less qualified actually earns...
by Trish Springsteen | May 13, 2008 | Business, Communication, Leadership
A team that prides itself on its ability to get along and on its lack of conflict can be in danger of falling into a “groupthink” mindset. This means that critical thought is discouraged, and members of the team can censor themselves by not bringing forward differing...