leadership

Ending the year well by reflecting on and celebrating achievements.

Tamar Balkin

Dec 136 min read

Ending the year well by reflecting on and celebrating achievements.

Researchers have found that taking the extra step of savouring an experience elevates the benefits of reminiscing and promotes meaning.

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What is the critical element in recovery and replenishment from work?

Tamar Balkin

Dec 46 min read

What is the critical element in recovery and replenishment from work?

Recovery from work is essential for employees to remain energetic, engaged, and healthy, even under high job demands.

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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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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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We Need To Broaden Our Perspective On Managing Psychological Well-Being In The Workplace.

Tamar Balkin

Feb 294 min read

We Need To Broaden Our Perspective On Managing Psychological Well-Being In The Workplace.

Growth in the well-being sector has not led to improvement in workers' mental health.

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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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Tamar Balkin

Nov 21, 20234 min read

Who is looking out for you in a crisis?

Ongoing crises can break the psychological balance of leaders causing an increase in anxiety, changes in their cognitive response processes;

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What Can Leaders Do To Mitigate Cybercrime And Its Impact?

Tamar Balkin

Jul 18, 20237 min read

What Can Leaders Do To Mitigate Cybercrime And Its Impact?

Cybercrime is an opportunity to look at the impossible, identify the vulnerabilities in the system and find a way through.

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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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What Is Appropriate Humour In The Workplace And Can It Improve Wellbeing?

Tamar Balkin

Feb 17, 20232 min read

What Is Appropriate Humour In The Workplace And Can It Improve Wellbeing?

"I only wanna sing A song that's happy That's why I only wanna walk a street that's sunny I only wanna see the side that's funny" I Only...

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What are you doing for world mental health week?

Tamar Balkin

Oct 12, 20223 min read

What are you doing for world mental health week?

‘No more gas in the rig Can't even get it started Nothing heard, nothing said Can't even speak about it Out my life, out my head Don't...

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Self-Disclosure At Work: What Is The Role Of The Leader?

Tamar Balkin

Oct 7, 20225 min read

Self-Disclosure At Work: What Is The Role Of The Leader?

When deciding when and what personal information to share, the purpose is critical.

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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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Do Leaders Have A Tendency To Overestimate Their Expertise?

Tamar Balkin

Jul 28, 20224 min read

Do Leaders Have A Tendency To Overestimate Their Expertise?

“Superficial Don't be superficial Superficial Don't be superficial with me Superficial Don't be superficial Superficial Don't be...

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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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Will Fostering A Culture Of Forgiveness Improve Workplace Wellbeing?

Tamar Balkin

Sep 2, 20215 min read

Will Fostering A Culture Of Forgiveness Improve Workplace Wellbeing?

"It's sad, so sad It's a sad, sad situation And it's gettin' more and more absurd It's sad, so sad Why can't we talk it over? Ohh, it...

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What Will You Learn About Your Leadership Capability When You Stop, Look And Listen?

Tamar Balkin

Aug 3, 20211 min read

What Will You Learn About Your Leadership Capability When You Stop, Look And Listen?

I have a draft blog sitting on my laptop that I may send out later in the week but an experience this morning reminded me of the...

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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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Is It Ever Ok To Give Unsolicited Advice?

Tamar Balkin

Jun 18, 20215 min read

Is It Ever Ok To Give Unsolicited Advice?

"It’s the good advice that you just didn’t take" Ironic by Alanis Morissette (click here for the song) Photo by Jonathan Cooper on...

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Why Do We Still Need To Talk About Mental Illness At Work?

Tamar Balkin

Jun 3, 20214 min read

Why Do We Still Need To Talk About Mental Illness At Work?

“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...

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