Archive - Christie Jenkins

Testing commitment

The further we progress in our careers, the more people ask us for help. Do you have an effective filter for deciding who to help? For me, the answer is…

Apr 23 •

Christie Jenkins

Moving up the curve: Are you chasing diminishing or compounding returns?

Humans project our progress out linearly, assuming next week or next year will look similar to last week or last year. But our brains have it wrong…

Apr 3 •

Christie Jenkins

March 2024

Bring back your beginner mindset

Most of the time we are experts - putting our hard earned skills and knowledge to work. But rediscovering our beginner mindset means we can show up with…

Mar 7 •

Christie Jenkins

February 2024

Going first - whether that means being the first to support a crazy idea or the first to say hi to a stranger - is scary. But we should do it anyway. It…

Feb 12 •

Christie Jenkins

January 2024

STANDARDS: The single most powerful tool for raising team performance

Stronger than motivation. More powerful than goals. More useful than habits. More natural than KPIs. STANDARDS are the one tool I've used to drive every…

Jan 8 •

Christie Jenkins

November 2023

6 ways to think about high performance that aren’t a gold medal

My mum always told me to 'have fun' at sporting competitions. 'Winning is fun,' I'd always reply. It's a mindset I've had to update.

Nov 26, 2023 •

Christie Jenkins

October 2023

The exact tactics to make NETWORKING your superpower: PART 2

What should your 1-line opener be when you go up to someone at an event? Does cold-outbound work? How can you make people want to do warm introductions…

Oct 29, 2023 •

Christie Jenkins

The exact tactics to make NETWORKING your superpower: PART 1

I am an introvert. 'Networking' always seemed a little mercenary, and a little unauthentic. But in the last 3 years I've met the thousands of phenomenal…

Oct 4, 2023 •

Christie Jenkins

September 2023

From doubt to dominance: 4 types of CONFIDENCE and 3 ways to cultivate it

We've all heard the useless advice 'just be confident'. How though? And what kind of confidence are we even trying to build?

Sep 15, 2023 •

Christie Jenkins

August 2023

The coach-athlete bond: What ATHLETES do differently (that employees can learn from)

Athletes have a magical bond with their coach. What is it that they bring to the relationship that is missing from the manager-employee dynamic?

Aug 23, 2023 •

Christie Jenkins

July 2023

The coach-athlete bond: What COACHES do differently (that managers can learn from)

Coaches and managers have similar jobs - unlock the potential of their teams. But in practice, those relationships feel very different. Why? What do…

Jul 12, 2023 •

Christie Jenkins

May 2023

Mastering skill: Beyond unconscious competence

Elite performers spend their lives striving to reach mastery - or unconscious competence. Some of us reach it. What happens after that?

May 8, 2023 •

Christie Jenkins

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