Balkin Coaching Leadership Insights

Photo by Tyler Nix on Unsplash “If we create networks with the sole intention of getting something, we won’t succeed. We can’t pursue the benefits of networks; the benefits ensue from investments in meaningful activities and relationships.” Adam Grant. I am fortunate to have a large list of subscribers to my blog, from a variety of Organisations, cities and professional backgrounds. My aim is for my blogs to provoke thought and change behaviour, and I am always appreci

Why do some people have all the luck?

Last week I met with a client, let's call her Sue, she is an ambitious executive who has just received the promotion she had been working towards. We discussed the new role in detail: the strategic responsibilities of entering a new market; the challenges of managing a team who used to be her peers; sitting on an executive team that was based in another city; and the competitors disrupting the market. It was clear throughout out this conversation Sue was excited and engaged.

I decided to walk up some random stairs during my lunch break and saw this beautiful view!! Some of my Australian readers may be old enough to remember the 1970s and early ’80s, in when salary packages commonly included a range of tax-free benefits including company cars, travel and restaurant meals. The restaurant industry definitely benefitted, as the business lunch was often a long drawn out affair. Whilst the taxation law changed in 1986, it was not meant as a signal