
← Careers Under Construction25 Aug · 48 min
She’s Not the Expert. She’s the Leader.
<p>Krystyn MacKinnon started her career in banking at 19 and became an assistant branch manager a year later.</p><p>She went on to help launch a title insurance startup across Western Canada, lead 100% commission sales teams, and is now Principal at Colliers Project Leaders—with no technical background in engineering or project management.</p><p>In this episode of <em>Careers Under Construction</em>, Krystyn shares:</p><ul><li><p>The feedback that changed how she leads</p></li><li><p>Why she had to learn to lead herself first</p></li><li><p>How achievement became tied to her identity</p></li><li><p>How a startup and layoff changed her career</p></li><li><p>The “will vs. skill” question she uses with underperformance</p></li><li><p>Why leaders can’t create motivation in others</p></li><li><p>How she turned her personality down from a 10 to a 4</p></li><li><p>Why psychological safety comes before high performance</p></li><li><p>Why she never wants to be the subject matter expert</p></li></ul><p>#CareersUnderConstruction #Leadership #Winnipeg #PsychologicalSafety</p>