Balkin Coaching Leadership Insights

"You feel like a candle in a hurricane Just like a picture with a broken frame Alone and helpless, like you've lost your fight But you'll be all right, you'll be all right Cause when push comes to shove You taste what you're made of You might bend till you break 'Cause it's all you can take On your knees, you look up Decide you've had enough You get mad, you get strong Wipe your hands, shake it off Then you stand, then you stand" Stand by Rascal Flatts (click here for the mus

“Every time I think my ship is comin' in That old tide will turn and it'll take me back out again If I just lay back and float I'll be in trouble you see So I gotta keep working and kicking and swimming upstream” Swimming upstream by Glen Campbell (click here for the music) Heath, D. (2020). Upstream : how to solve problems before they happen . P1 London: Bantam Press. What is the connection between upstream behaviour and wellbeing? Regular readers would know that an evidence

"Maybe we can Find a place to feel good And we can treat people with kindness Find a place to feel good Giving second chances I don't need all the answers Feeling good in my skin” Treat People With Kindness by Harry Styles (click here for the music) Photo by Kelli McClintock on Unsplash “My boss just doesn’t seem to want to deal with the upstream issues or the long-term ramifications of his decisions it’s so infuriating and makes the work of my team so much more difficult. O

"All work and no play Makes Jack a dull chap When it comes to the crunch It's too much I've got to stop No pain no gain it's all going Down the drain” All work and No play by Van Morrison(click here for the music) Photo by Josh Rakower on Unsplash “Well, it’s not like we can do much else, so after dinner I just log back on and do more work. Anyway there is always something else that needs to be done. I am a bit nervous in these times about job security so it’s important to