What if we could have both high performance and well-being. What if we could look back having achieved our goals and having enjoyed the process. 

Host Fran Racioppi is joined by Dr. Laura Watkins, author of the recently released book The Performance Curve, Co-Founder at The Cognitas Group & Jumpstart Development, and former McKinsey consultant. Laura advises some of the world's most high-profile leaders in finding the balance between performance and well-being by living on The Performance Curve instead of the Boom-and-Bust Curve. 

Laura and Fran break down The Performance Curve along its three catalysts,  define the inner operating system, talk about vertical development and paradoxical thinking, and explain the benefits of living in Explore Mode instead of Protect Mode. 

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Highlights:

-The performance curve is our ability to perform effectively while also maintaining our well-being.

-The Boom-and-Bust curve is “crisis-triggered effectiveness.”

-The inner operating system is composed of three catalysts: wisdom, fuel & communication.

-Mindsets, emotions and habits form our default attitudes towards life and challenges.

-Habits are the foundation of our actions in different situations; how we train and develop habits affect our effectiveness and performance. 

-Laura shares how the “iceberg” exercise helps identify behaviors, habits and hidden drivers.

-Performance rests in our ability to remain in an ‘explore’ state instead of a ‘protect’ state.”

-Mindset can be broken into ‘accountable, growth and big picture’ attitudes.

-Laura’s five-step process to building a series of micro-habits which become long-lasting, life-changing behaviors.

-Paradoxical thinking unlocks performance more than binary thinking.

Quotes:

-”We spend a lot of time pushing ourselves to perform, but often it comes at the cost of our well-being.” (4:40)

-”How can I actually show up better or differently to this meeting to get a slightly different result?” (9:11)

-”Emotion equals energy in motion.” (13:07)

-”The key is that we are able to recognize an emotion.” (15:00)

-”The performance curve is a way of being able to survive and thrive in the VUCA world.” (24:30)

-“This isn't about having a feedback culture, it's about having a learning culture, a development culture, and those mindsets that go with it.” (40:51)

-”We’re never going to get our habit 100% right. We’re always going to make mistakes.” (58:30)

Laura’s Three Daily Foundations to Success:

-Monitor balance between protect and explore state

-Practice developmental relationships

-Make sure those you care about know you care about them

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