Coaching is definitely in vogue in the business world. Every day there are the latest pronouncements on how to be a better coach, passing on "pearls of wisdom" from every field of human endeavour. However, some of this packaged knowledge seems to be too generic or lacking authenticity to be of any value.
I was reminded of this when I saw my 8 year old son being coached for swimming today. The coach spotted a problem in his stroke, carried out a diagnosis by getting him to carry out some very specific movements in the water, in essence breaking the stroke down to the constituent parts. He then came over to me & said that he suspected a shoulder muscle strain & that Mitch shouldn't continue the session. When I asked the coach, how he knew that, he said that he suffered many injuries from over-training as a kid & that he studies bio-mechanics of swimming now, to makes sure that nobody he teaches has similar problems.
So I think to be a real coach you need to have the experience & empathy and a genuine striving to pass on your wisdom for the benefit of others. I hope all the business coaches you come across can emulate that.
By the way Pirates of the Caribbean IV in 3D with 6 other 8 year olds all dressed up as pirates seemed to cure the sore shoulder!
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