Personal coaching
The concept of coaching in the business world is a relatively young profession. Emerging from the tradition of American team-sports culture, the field has been in development for the past 20 years. In order to truly grasp the concept of a professional coach in business today, one must begin by visualizing and understanding the concept of American team-play.
In the game of basketball for example: there is the typical American picture of ten, very tall players running swiftly back and forth between two baskets on a basketball court. On the court, each team of five players must work together within specific time constraints, using a combination of skill, endurance and strategy, to put a round ball through the hoop more often than the opposing team, to win the game.
Each team member is assigned a specific role that he or she must fulfill as a team player. Regardless of whether or not the team is trying to score or prevent the opposing team from scoring, there are guards who must have solid ball control skills as they dribble down the court, and forwards, who must be tall enough to rebound and intimidate opposing players from coming too close to the basket.
In previous decades, the professional basketball industry in America has produced teams that are unrivaled in the world, teams and athletes who display extraordinary skills and have been exquisitely trained to regularly perform amazing feats of athletic prowess. But as successful as these teams and players have been, decade after decade, none of these players or teams would exist without the guidance, insight and experience of a formidable coach.
A winning team is only as good as the coaching it receives. A smart coach is the thought leader of a team, providing the vision and motivation for the players to play courageously and forcefully. An alert coach sees the mistakes that the players on the court sometimes make, points them out and provides creative alternatives along with correction. Experienced coaches use pre-planned, well thought-out strategies to motivate a team to play more effectively together. In truth, a team looks to the coach for the authority and permission to play hard and smart and in turn, a coach empowers a team to outplay the competition: most winning teams win because a coach convinces them that they can. By demonstrating absolute integrity, a wise coach can turn a losing team around. Providing leadership through better ideas, a real coach can inspire any team with the determination and the will to win. In fact, this is how champions are made.
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