Set the Goal, Then Review Like an Athlete

Why Most Goals Die Without a Review Cycle

Annual goals feel inspiring for senior executives, but missed reviews turn ambition into guesswork. What makes a goal keep moving after the first busy month? A CEO can start January with a bold target, then start weekly checks and finally see what changed. Professional cricket showed Jim that review separates good performers from great ones. Ask what worked, what failed and what changes next time. Regular review turns your goal into progress you can trust.

About Jim Allenby

Jim Allenby, podcast guest

High-Performance Coach for Athletes and Executives with Sports-to-Business Focus

14,000+ Runs in professional cricket450+ Wickets in professional cricket2012 Glamorgan Player of the YearAround 20 years Playing cricket

Jim Allenby is a high-performance coach who translates sports preparation and review practices into performance gains for elite athletes and senior executives.
He arrived at this work through a long playing and coaching career in cricket; years of interviews, TV and radio exposure, and repeated backstage experience with athletes made him notice a gap - few practitioners help already-good performers get measurably better. That gap led him to apply athlete preparation and review systems to business leaders and to begin writing and packaging those ideas.

His practical credibility comes from around 20 years playing cricket, professional media experience, coaching a number of Australian cricketers including players who compete in the IPL, and recently beginning a parallel practice for executives - roughly the last two years for the executive work. He also runs several businesses while building a portfolio of articles and media appearances to support his coaching brand.

Day to day he designs and runs preparation, performance and review processes for professional athletes and for CEOs, directors and senior executives; he coaches on in-competition preparation, post-performance review, and mental and routine practice. He regularly works with international athletes and Australian cricketers, and he adapts the same structures for executive clients seeking measurable performance improvement.

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