by Trish Springsteen | Jun 19, 2011 | Communication, Leadership, Personal Development, Women in Business
It was a networking breakfast at the crack of dawn. I had risen early, collected the other partner, and we had driven off across the city. The sun had barely crossed the horizon and the temperature was hovering around ‘officially winter’. And...
by Trish Springsteen | Apr 12, 2011 | Communication, Leadership, Personal Development, Women in Business
Earlier this week I had an impassioned plea from a newly promoted Team Leader to simplify ‘Leadership Choices’. On receiving her good news she had hurriedly disinterred her books on management and leadership to brush up her skills – and promptly had a panic...
by Trish Springsteen | Oct 3, 2010 | Business, Leadership, Women in Business
Over the weekend, we were driving back from Brisbane in the early evening. Traffic was brisk on the highway, when we were suddenly forced to brake as another car swung across the lane we were travelling in and almost took out the front of our car.They had obviously...
by Trish Springsteen | Aug 27, 2010 | Communication, Leadership, Personal Development
There is no disguising the fact that in today’s world it is tough being a leader. If the amount of information that swamps us, (leaving our in-trays and in-boxes awash with things to think about, things to do or just things), is not enough to put up with; we bear the...
by Trish Springsteen | Aug 23, 2010 | Communication, Leadership, Women in Business
I would say that just about everyone has heard of the strange outcome of the last federal election here in Australia. Equally, I would say that most people understand the reason it was held! Ousting your leader virtually mid term is sure to destabilise any political...
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...
