Insight on Coaching
Coaching Across the Playing Field
Season 4, Episode 19 - Air Date: December 17th, 2007
Audio File - Length 54:26, File Size - 12.4 MB
What lessons and best practices can be taken from sports coaching and applied to coaching business professionals?
Guests include executive and professional coaches, sports coaches, and professionals who have been coached by both.
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Summary
According to the September 5th 2005 issue of Financial Management, “just as sports coaches push athletes to achieve their optimum performance and motivate them whenever the going gets tough, business coaches can help company owners overcome the problems they face in running their firms and encourage them to stay focused and realize their ambitions.”
The International Coach Federation estimates conservatively that there may be as many as 30,000 coaches working worldwide, generating revenues of about $1.5 billion.
Whether it’s on the playing field or in the halls of Corporate America, coaches bring valuable insight, perspective, and development for players on the field and in the board room.
What are the similarities and differences between athletic coaching and business coaching?
And what are some best practices and lessons that can be applied in both arenas?
Our panel of guests address these questions and more.
Highlights of the show include:
- How a successful NFL player made the journey from athletics to practicing law.
- The role coaching has played in the success of the University of Florida’s volleyball team.
- The “brain science” of coaching in sports and business.
- How coaches are able to improve overall individual and team performance.
- Approaches coaches use working with “prima donnas” both on the playing field and in the office.
- How coaching when times are good can differ from coaching during times of stress.
This podcast is part of the Insight on Coaching series. For additional information, visit the Insight on Coaching Home Page.