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Tamar Balkin

Aug 196 min read

How can a leader retain talent?

employee turnover is expensive and negatively impacts overall company performance. Retention is multifaceted but achievable.

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Is There More To Motivation Than Meets The Eye?

Tamar Balkin

Jul 34 min read

Is There More To Motivation Than Meets The Eye?

Sadly, work tasks are not always fun, exciting or interesting, yet the leader is responsible for ensuring that they are completed.

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Are Communication Skills Essential For Effective Leadership?

Tamar Balkin

May 295 min read

Are Communication Skills Essential For Effective Leadership?

Researchers have found strong links between stress and communication, in both directions.

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Is Psychological Empowerment A Valuable Tool For Enhancing Your Effectiveness As A Leader?

Tamar Balkin

Feb 123 min read

Is Psychological Empowerment A Valuable Tool For Enhancing Your Effectiveness As A Leader?

To have psychological empowerment employees need: skills, resources, authority, opportunity, motivation, responsibility and accountability.

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What Do You Do When There’s Trouble In Your Workplace?

Tamar Balkin

Aug 4, 20232 min read

What Do You Do When There’s Trouble In Your Workplace?

Do you have the courage to exhibit the vulnerability required to create and maintain a psychologically safe and healthy workplace?

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How Do You Want To Enhance Your Leadership Capability And Wellbeing?

Tamar Balkin

Jul 5, 20231 min read

How Do You Want To Enhance Your Leadership Capability And Wellbeing?

I share organisational psychology research into leadership, bust myths and fads, thought-provoking theories, and practical ideas.

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Tamar Balkin

Dec 14, 20222 min read

I'm taking a summer break, are you?

The December summer holidays are filled with sunshine, rain, family, friends, loneliness, alcohol, partying, travel, being active, leisure,

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Is It Ever Too Early To Think About Your Legacy?

Tamar Balkin

Sep 14, 20223 min read

Is It Ever Too Early To Think About Your Legacy?

“You've got to stand for something or you'll fall for anything You've got to be your own man not a puppet on a string Never compromise...

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Are Smiles In The Workplace Always Worthwhile?

Tamar Balkin

Jul 15, 20224 min read

Are Smiles In The Workplace Always Worthwhile?

“When you're smilin', when you're smilin' The whole world smiles with you When you're laughin', when you're laughin' The sun comes...

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How Do I Navigate Work When My Boss Doesn’t Really Want To Be A Leader?

Tamar Balkin

Sep 27, 20214 min read

How Do I Navigate Work When My Boss Doesn’t Really Want To Be A Leader?

"Maybe we can Find a place to feel good And we can treat people with kindness Find a place to feel good Giving second chances I don't...

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Will Watching The Olympics Improve My Leadership Capability?

Tamar Balkin

Jul 27, 20215 min read

Will Watching The Olympics Improve My Leadership Capability?

“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...

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Can Your Leadership Style Reduce The Likelihood Of Burnout?

Tamar Balkin

Jul 16, 20216 min read

Can Your Leadership Style Reduce The Likelihood Of Burnout?

‘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...

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How do you motivate someone who doesn’t seem to care?

Tamar Balkin

Apr 29, 20212 min read

How do you motivate someone who doesn’t seem to care?

“She drives me crazy Like no one else She drives me crazy And I can't help myself” She Drives Me Crazy, by The Fine Young Cannibals...

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Can It Ever Be Useful To Judge A Book By Its Cover ?

Tamar Balkin

Apr 1, 20214 min read

Can It Ever Be Useful To Judge A Book By Its Cover ?

“Yeah, 'cause you can't judge a book by it's cover Only time it's gonna show, only time will let us know" You Cant Judge A Book By It's...

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Will finding purpose beyond work improve your wellbeing?

Tamar Balkin

Feb 3, 20212 min read

Will finding purpose beyond work improve your wellbeing?

Can finding purpose beyond work improve your leadership capability and wellbeing?

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Who Are The Unsung Heroes In Your Organisation?

Tamar Balkin

Jan 29, 20211 min read

Who Are The Unsung Heroes In Your Organisation?

"He’s a simple man with a heart of gold. He’s a working class man" Jimmy Barnes (click here for the song) Personal photo of sign at...

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Tamar Balkin

Dec 10, 20205 min read

How Will You Remember 2020?

"Oh, when I look back now That summer seemed to last forever And if I had the choice Yeah, I'd always wanna be there Those were the best...

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Can Being A Leader Change You For The Better?

Tamar Balkin

Dec 3, 20204 min read

Can Being A Leader Change You For The Better?

"It’s not who you are underneath; it’s what you do that defines you." Can a promotion to leadership alter one's personality for the better

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Why Do We Keep Seeking A Silver Bullet For All Our Complex Problems ?

Tamar Balkin

Oct 22, 20203 min read

Why Do We Keep Seeking A Silver Bullet For All Our Complex Problems ?

"Magic speaks to the child in all of us. No matter how sophisticated we become, there's still a part of us who wants to believe in an...

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It's World Mental Health Week, What Have You Been Doing?

Tamar Balkin

Sep 29, 20201 min read

It's World Mental Health Week, What Have You Been Doing?

Please email and tell me, "What have you been doing to reduce the stigma of mental health and create a more psychologically safe and...

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