Balkin Coaching Leadership Insights

‘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

"Be still, sad heart! and cease repining; Behind the clouds is the sun still shining; Thy fate is the common fate of all, Into each life some rain must fall, Some days must be dark and dreary" The Rainy Day, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Photo by guy stevens on Unsplash "Ain't no sunshine when she's gone’ Only darkness every day ‘Ain't no sunshine when she's gone" Ain’t no sunshine when she’s gone by Bill Withers ( click here for the song) Once again it’s very cold, dark,

“Cause I'm way down in it and I can't breathe so I can't speak I want to be strong and steady, always ready Now I feel so small, I feel so weak Anxiety How do you always get the best of me?" Anxiety Song by Jason Isbell ( click here for the song) It should not take the actions of high profile individuals to remind people to be aware of the need to look after their own mental health and that of their friends and colleagues. Yet the headlines this week of Osaka’s departure fr

“Slip inside the eye of your mind Don't you know you might find A better place to play" Don't Look Back in Anger by Oasis ( click here for the song) Personal photo taken by my daughter. A few days ago a client seemed preoccupied at the beginning of the coaching session, after a bit of probing he explained his conundrum. ‘My best direct report put in her resignation this week and I’m devastated. I offered her a pay rise, all sorts of perks but I can’t seem to convince her to