Balkin Coaching Leadership Insights

“To let go does not mean to get rid of. To let go means to let be. When we let be with compassion, things come and go on their own.” Jack Kornfield A new client contacted me for coaching because she has too much on her plate and is acutely aware of the need to let go of some things in her personal and work life.  During the first coaching session we discussed her current role in a high level of detail. As we broke her job down into all its components, she rated her level of s

"You've got me feeling emotions Deeper than I've ever dreamed of" Emotions by Mariah Carey (Click here for the song) https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Plutchiks-1980-Wheel-of-Emotions_fig1_234005320 To be professional and demonstrate high levels of emotional intelligence we need high levels of emotional control. Those who like a bit of neuropsychology know that the amygdala is primed to hijack our responses when we face danger and send us into a fight, flight or freeze z

"It’s a relief to be called out on your contradictions ... Once they have air we can change ..."

Silence is a micro-skill that can elevate a leader from good to great.

Photo by  Evgeni Tcherkasski  on  Unsplash I have two new clients in very different industries who have both requested coaching because they do not want 2020 to be as overwhelming as 2019. Interestingly they are both in careers that they enjoy and roles where they find purpose and meaning and challenge, however they have both recognised their wellbeing is sub optimal and they will need to change things in their life and work. Despite the fact that values have a really bad wr

Photo by Austin Chan on Unsplash “So don't go breaking my heart I won't go breaking your heart Don't go breaking my heart" Elton John (click here for the song) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0qW9P-uYfM It's Valentine’s day today, and I have been contemplating all week so should I be writing about how to find the perfect business partner, or how to notice when things are going awry in a partnership and what to do about it. Whilst listening to Daniel Kahneman’s seminal boo