Balkin Coaching Leadership Insights

There are often poignant times in our lives when we need to make significant decisions that will impact both our personal and professional lives. Often, these choices can be aptly described by Robert Frost’s famous poem “The Road Not Taken”. Interestingly, there is a great deal of research that suggests we are more rational in our decisions at work and more emotional in our decisions in our private lives. This is possibly due to the fact that in the business world we are mor

There is a plethora of blog posts on how to ask for help. Yet no one seems to ask for help until they are almost 'drowning".

What is your missing piece in life and work that you want to focus on in 2020?

During afternoon tea a few months ago at the Sydney Wellbeing at Work Event, I was discussing the parallels between diabetes and mental illness in the workplace  and a marvellous woman quietly said to me, "Tamar, there is one massive difference - diabetes doesn't have a  STIGMA." On reflection I realised that in most cases: The diabetic will tell their employer of their diabetes when they are employed the employee with a mental illness will not. The diabetic will tell people

“How do we preserve the ability to be creative people in a world where we are overwhelmed by project management, communication and email?"

Photo by  Heather Gill  on  Unsplash “Strip away all the psychological jargon and it’s simple. There are two ways to influence people as a leader – you can manipulate them, or you can inspire them. There’s nothing wrong with the carrot and stick approach, but if you truly want lasting change and discretionary effort, you must inspire.”  Martin Newman (2018) Last week I was briefed on a new client who works in the financial services sector. The CEO told me that a culture of tr