Balkin Coaching Leadership Insights

I have a draft blog sitting on my laptop that I may send out later in the week but an experience this morning reminded me of the importance of pausing to stop look and listen. So click here for my short vlog, enjoy the sights and sounds of Sydney harbour and learn the benefits of taking a moment to stop, look and listen. Take a moment to email and tell me what new leadership and wellbeing habits have you cultivated in the past year that are helping you to cope with the unc

“Everyone runs in her own way, or his own way. And where does the power come from, to see the race to its end? From within.” Ian Charleson - Eric Liddell form the Movie Chariots Of Fire (click here for the music) Click here for the Chariots of Fire Trailer So the Olympics are on, and I think many readers are finding that keeping up to date with the medal tally, or the number or world records broken, is more uplifting than listening to the latest Covid figures. Beyond the

“Catch my breath, no one can hold me back, I ain't got time for that” Catching my Breath by Kelly Clarkson (click here for the Song) Photo by Robert Bye on Unsplash “They know I have a good ear, so they talk to me, I know I need to listen because the lockdown has made things more stressful... but my workload has increased, and I don’t know when I am going to get my work done”. Corporate client Many of my clients and readers, this week have told me that they are feeling incr

‘No time to wallow in the mire’ Come on Baby Light My Fire by The Doors. (click here for the Song) (I challenge you to just sit and listen to the instrumental) Personal picture of a coaster. “My boss just gave a day’s notice and resigned. I knew she was burnt out, I noticed the signs a while ago, and had tried to tell her to get help..” . Corporate client Regular readers would be aware that burnout impacts a large percentage of the working population, a figure that is on the

"mamma mia, here I go again" Mamma Mia by ABBA (click here for the Song) Personal picture of Nala relaxing after a walk. Irrespective of your circumstances, it is important to not underestimate the potential impact of the current Sydney lockdown on your wellbeing and that of your team. Regular readers would be aware that last year I wrote extensively about remote work, wellbeing and enhancing leadership capability. Here are some past blogs that may be relevant: Don’t talk abo

"It’s the good advice that you just didn’t take" Ironic by Alanis Morissette ( click here for the song) Photo by Jonathan Cooper on Unsplash Earlier this week a client began a session a bit exasperated he said to me “My colleague keeps telling me how to do my job, I know she is well meaning but ‘she drives me crazy’… I am really worried I will explode feel and blurt out ‘Just Don’t tell me what to say and don’t tell me what to do’” . ( I don’t think she intentionally quot