Balkin Coaching Leadership Insights

“When you're smilin', when you're smilin' The whole world smiles with you When you're laughin', when you're laughin' The sun comes shinin' through" When you’re smiling the whole world smiles with you by Frank Sinatra (click here for three delightful versions of the song) Personal photo of check in line at Sydney Airport, I was actually standing in a repurposed car park as there was insufficient space inside the terminal for the queue. "Our day-to-day positive emotions func

“But when his drinking and lusting And his hunger for power Became known to more and more people The demands to do something About this outrageous man Became louder and louder” Rasputin by Boney M (click here for the song) Photo by Kyle Glenn on Unsplash “The intense media coverage of a serious allegation of financial misconduct in my organisation has detrimentally impacted everyone. I was at a BBQ on the weekend and was verbally abused.. I didn’t even have the opportunity

"Too much information running through my brain Too much information driving me insane Too much information running through my brain Too much information driving me insane" Too Much Information by The police (click here for the song) Click here for Abbott and Costello's famous "who's on first" dialogue. “there are days where the beginning of a work meeting feels like a scene from an Abbot and Costello comedy show… " coaching client Most organisations have embraced the idea t

“A constant battle for the ultimate state of control After you've heard lie upon lie There can hardly be a question of why…. But that can't happen to us 'Cause it's always been a matter of trust” A Matter Of Trust by Billy Joel (click here for the song) Personal Photo of advertisement in The Weekend Australian May 21-22 pg10 “ they promised us an exciting new organisation and now they have sold it.. no one has any idea if they will have a job.. trust is gone..” Coaching cl