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What is The Role of Fairness in Effective Leadership
Fairness isn’t just a value—it’s a strategic lever.
When leaders are perceived as fair, teams perform better, trust deepens, and burnout drops.
In this blog, I unpack why fairness is critical to effective leadership—and how to get it right.
Tamar Balkin
4 days ago4 min read
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Can you permanently change your work habits?
Long-term behaviour change is difficult because our brains favour routines, treating all habits—good or bad—as important.
Tamar Balkin
Mar 76 min read
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Should leaders take the time to indulge?
Researchers have found that adaptive indulgence not only boosts well-being and happiness but also aids individuals in recovering from the em
Tamar Balkin
Feb 196 min read
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Ending the year well by reflecting on and celebrating achievements.
Researchers have found that taking the extra step of savouring an experience elevates the benefits of reminiscing and promotes meaning.
Tamar Balkin
Dec 13, 20246 min read
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What is the critical element in recovery and replenishment from work?
Recovery from work is essential for employees to remain energetic, engaged, and healthy, even under high job demands.
Tamar Balkin
Dec 4, 20246 min read
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Why do we need Movember? Surely, men care about their health.
Whilst Movember is focused on men's health, all my readers have the responsibility to be proactive with their physical and mental health.
Tamar Balkin
Oct 31, 20247 min read
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Establishing connections to check on people's well-being R U OK
The goal of R U OK Day is to encourage meaningful conversations about mental health and emotional well-being.
Tamar Balkin
Sep 10, 20243 min read
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Are Values Always Helpful?
Values are an extremely useful map for life, yet the application of values in life and at the workplace can often be fraught.
Tamar Balkin
Jun 21, 20245 min read
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Can you really refresh over a (long) weekend?
Taking time off to recharge and enjoy yourself is a healthy habit, offering short-term benefits and contributing to long-term wellbeing.
Tamar Balkin
Jun 6, 20243 min read
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Can We Bring More Confidence Into Our Decision-Making?
The complexity of decision-making isn't solely determined by the potential outcomes but also by the significance individuals attach to them.
Tamar Balkin
Mar 7, 20246 min read
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We Need To Broaden Our Perspective On Managing Psychological Well-Being In The Workplace.
Growth in the well-being sector has not led to improvement in workers' mental health.
Tamar Balkin
Feb 29, 20244 min read
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Is Psychological Empowerment A Valuable Tool For Enhancing Your Effectiveness As A Leader?
To have psychological empowerment employees need: skills, resources, authority, opportunity, motivation, responsibility and accountability.
Tamar Balkin
Feb 12, 20243 min read
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How Are You Going To Achieve Meaning And Purpose At Work In 2024?
“And you light up my life You give me hope To carry on You light up my days And fill my nights with song" You Light Up My Life by Whitney...
Tamar Balkin
Jan 25, 20243 min read
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Thank You For Your Support, I Hope You Have Learned Something Along The Way.
Through my light-hearted and practical blog, I aspire to contribute to making workplaces more enjoyable, challenging, and energising.
Tamar Balkin
Dec 20, 20232 min read
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Can Leaders Minimise The Likelihood Of Unethical Behaviour?
“Hey, white liar Truth comes out a little at a time And it spreads just like a fire Slips off of your tongue like turpentine And I don't...
Tamar Balkin
Dec 15, 20235 min read
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Can The Next Month Be Both Frantic And Lovely?
The end of the year is filled with squishing in as much as possible before Christmas, that we neglect finding the time for leisure.
Tamar Balkin
Nov 27, 20232 min read
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Who is looking out for you in a crisis?
Ongoing crises can break the psychological balance of leaders causing an increase in anxiety, changes in their cognitive response processes;
Tamar Balkin
Nov 21, 20234 min read
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It’s Movember And It's Not Negotiable
Movember is all about men’s physical and psychological health. It’s a yearly reminder to head off to the GP.
Tamar Balkin
Nov 7, 20231 min read
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Today Is "R U OK" Day. Are You Here To Hear?
This R U OK Day aims to encourage meaningful conversations about mental health and emotional well-being by really listening.
Tamar Balkin
Sep 14, 20233 min read
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What Do You Do When There’s Trouble In Your Workplace?
Do you have the courage to exhibit the vulnerability required to create and maintain a psychologically safe and healthy workplace?
Tamar Balkin
Aug 4, 20232 min read
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