Balkin Coaching Leadership Insights

What Is The Elephant In Your Room And Why Are You Avoiding It?

Whilst it seems rather bizarre to write about how to orchestrate variety into work, we do need to plan for serendipity.

Many of my clients are struggling with their workloads, yet they are mindful not to place onerous demands on their staff.

Take an unscientific poll of your peers, friends and family and you will notice that some are thriving and some struggling

Photo by Susan Yin on Unsplash Please tell me in one sentence "What have you learnt and how has it helped you at work this week?" Thanks to the generosity of the Franklin Women COVID Carer’s Support Scholarship I currently have the pleasure of coaching some remarkable female scientists. These humble women spend their days immersed in learning and researching topics that will change our lives. They couldn’t encompass in a full page, let alone a sentence what they have learnt

Photo by Sid Verma on Unsplash The road of life is rocky And you may stumble too. So while you talk about me Someone else is judging you Judge Not by Bob Marley (Click here for the song). This week I had the pleasure of a few face to face coffees with some HR managers and senior business leaders. After discussing how they and their organisations have been impacted by COVID, I was asked “ Is there one skill that would best equip leaders for the uncertainty and complexi