on Wed, 12/17/2014 - 13:54 by Anonymous (not verified)
Hi Brian,Great inquiry. Thank you.My commitment as a coach is that my client be successful and win the game. I do my best to be able to respond with what is called for. If advice is what is called for, then I give advice. MY ADVICE TO COACHESIS: DO WHAT WORKS. If a coach is very young and inexperienced, I guess coaching by rules is ok. Otherwise, coaching with wisdom is better. My advice for coaches is to work hard at developing wisdom. Work hard at bringing the biggest box of tools--knowledge, expertise, technique, experience, awareness of the rules--to every engagement. Then, be ready to respond with what is called for. And, having done most of my coaching in front of large groups, I have learned that even wrong advice given from sincere caring will work for (and be forgiven by) both the individual and the group. On the other hand, expert and accurate advice delivered from the coach's ego needs don't usually turn out so well. There is wisdom in the old saying "people don't care how much you know until they know how much you care". Advice offered as "try it on like a coat to see if it fits for you" seems to work better than advice offered as "the way, the truth and the light".
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Hi Brian,Great inquiry. Thank you.My commitment as a coach is that my client be successful and win the game. I do my best to be able to respond with what is called for. If advice is what is called for, then I give advice. MY ADVICE TO COACHESIS: DO WHAT WORKS. If a coach is very young and inexperienced, I guess coaching by rules is ok. Otherwise, coaching with wisdom is better. My advice for coaches is to work hard at developing wisdom. Work hard at bringing the biggest box of tools--knowledge, expertise, technique, experience, awareness of the rules--to every engagement. Then, be ready to respond with what is called for. And, having done most of my coaching in front of large groups, I have learned that even wrong advice given from sincere caring will work for (and be forgiven by) both the individual and the group. On the other hand, expert and accurate advice delivered from the coach's ego needs don't usually turn out so well. There is wisdom in the old saying "people don't care how much you know until they know how much you care". Advice offered as "try it on like a coat to see if it fits for you" seems to work better than advice offered as "the way, the truth and the light".