Balkin Coaching Leadership Insights

“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

“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