Balkin Coaching Leadership Insights

It's Movember, what have you done or are doing improve men's physical and psychological health? Click here to watch the hilarious 4 minute Moustache Song by The Fishin' Creek Bandits, in my opinion it's worth watching through to the end. https://youtu.be/V3JsdnoPFLc "Fewer than 1 in 30 men ate the recommended amount of fruit and vegetables in 2017-18" https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/men-women/male-health/contents/who-are-australias-males As we emerge from our hibernation

"The future's in the air Can feel it everywhere Blowing with the wind of change Take me to the magic of the moment On a glory night Where the children of tomorrow dream away In the wind of change” Wind Of Change By the Scorpions (click here for the music) Photo by Nikola Johnny Mirkovic on Unsplash “Throughout your career you need to dedicate time every week to building strong connections with key stakeholders, customers and colleagues” Manager in a coaching briefing to m

“ I won't stand and observe it From this point on We won't allow This, brother If we don't end this now There'll be others” I Saw It by the Barenaked Ladies (click here for the music) Click here for the full article Upon reading the paper yesterday and thinking about all my clients and colleagues in who work tirelessly in Scientific research, I was moved to write a new blog. It is quite disheartening that in an era where tolerance is encouraged there is still those who wi

"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