Balkin Coaching Leadership Insights

"Culture is a form of protection that has evolved from situational pressures" Michael D. Watkins Photo by Wyron A on Unsplash In 2013 Michael Watkins conducted a survey on LinkedIn to obtain a definition of culture, whilst it is not the most scientific of approaches, there are interesting ideas that have emerged from his survey.  Regular readers will be aware that the culture of your organisation will impact many domains such as ethics, profit, employee engagement,  customer

“There are many things that I love about my job. Working with him is certainly not one of them.” (Consultant) Photo by  Nahel Abdul Hadi  on  Unsplash Much of the conversation around remote work has focused on the practical, motivational and wellbeing perspective. A google search will provide many tips (some evidence based some not) to enhance your skills as a leader in these unusual times. However, it’s the incivility and inappropriate behaviour that may be going on unchecke

Regular readers will be aware that one of the key elements of wellbeing is authentic relationships. To be really beneficial to our social contact needs to be varied, interesting, and meaningful. This week I was chatting to a client who has just started a new job as a CFO about the importance of forming strong connections with the people within his peer group, team and the broader organisation. The conversation reminded me of a study undertaken at the University of Kansas wh

Photo by  Rohan Makhecha  on  Unsplash "No one's far from anyone anymore" OTC Australia 1988 TV Commercial dialling overseas from Australia (click here for the commercial  https://youtu.be/orySdjb95_M ) I have a client who has been working in overseas to help grow an newly established organisation. He is highly passionate about what they do and was settling into life in a new country.  His long term  career goals are realistic and ambitious, and he has a strong realistic sens