From the course: Creating a Coaching Culture
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What is coaching?
- When you hear the word coaching, what comes to mind? You might be thinking about the person who led your sports team as a child, perhaps you're remembering a teacher who took special interest in you during school, or maybe your mind goes to the manager who showed you the ropes early in your career. There are probably as many examples of coaches as there are people who watch this course. Defining terms is important so everyone understands what each other means. It also creates a vocabulary which connects everyone. With that in mind, let's define coach, and what coaching is, so we're on the same page going forward. A coach, originally a coach was a carriage pulled by horses and was the quickest way for travelers to get from one place to another. For our purposes, we can think of a coach as someone who helps another person get from point A to point B. Thinking of a coach this way makes sense in business. A coach is someone who helps develop people so they can get from where they are to…
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