Balkin Coaching Leadership Insights

Social psychologists found that when people were exposed to an unfamiliar face they made judgements about attractiveness, like-ability, trustworthiness, competence, and aggressiveness in about a matter of seconds. Yet we know establishing genuine trust in a relationship takes time. It is essential for leaders to forge trusting relationships with their: team colleagues; stakeholders; customers; and whomever they report to. Over the last few weeks the theme of building tru

The invitations have gone out for my March networking and focus breakfast, so, I thought it would be opportune to talk about business pitches and networking. The rapid pace and volume of communication, coupled with the constant creation of new and different types of careers, makes it essential to be able to quickly and succinctly describe what we do in terms that others easily understand. While I enjoy the simplicity of telling people that I am an Executive Coach, I am acute

For those of you who want to start the year with some 'light' reading or listening, here are my favourite podcasts and books. Podcasts: HBR IdeaCast I have been listening to HBR IdeaCast on and off for about 4 years. It is weekly podcast featuring the leading thinkers in business and management from Harvard Business Review. Sarah Green is a marvellous interviewer. http://feeds.harvardbusiness.org/harvardbusiness/ideacast Work and Life with Stew Friedman Stew Friedman fo

As I crossed George Street in the Sydney CBD yesterday and looked left, I realised that the light rail is actually progressing, instead of the typical vision of workers in bright yellow vests and dirty, there were shoppers, Christmas decorations and neat rail tracks. The light rail project is by no means completed, as many of you would know the view to my right was not identical to the picture above. However, this image enables me to picture what the remainder fo the project