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 | Apr 11, 2011 | Communication, Personal Development
Some of the more astute of you might realise, that while we were wrestling with the intricacies of interviews; (I must try and break my addiction to alliteration – but I digress!); in the middle of it we sort of disappeared for a month or so.The reason is not...
by Trish Springsteen | Apr 7, 2011 | Communication, Job Interviews, Personal Development
After working through the letters of our alphabet, we have now reached the final three; and I have put them together because they have a theme – see if you can pick it.Firstly the Letter X – now, try as I might I cannot find a way to link xylophone to your next...
by Trish Springsteen | Apr 4, 2011 | Business, Communication, Job Interviews, Personal Development, Women in Business
…especially if you are a woman. OK! I can hear the groans from men from here! For heaven’s sake, we have worldwide legislation that ensures that women get paid the same as men – so what on earth are you bleating about!! And yes! To a point you are...
by Trish Springsteen | Mar 31, 2011 | Business, Communication, Job Interviews, Personal Development
The letter ‘U’ is the ultimate in difficulty when it comes to advising how to be successful in that important interview.For instance; do I use the world ulcer, and then explain how we can turn all that nervous energy into positive power – but, we’ve covered that...
by Trish Springsteen | Mar 28, 2011 | Business, Communication, Job Interviews, Personal Development
Terrible tales are told of disastrous interviews, where everything has gone wrong and despair and despondency fills the air. However, it is not inevitable that your interview will be such a disaster. Taking the time to properly prepare; add some judicious practice...