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Coaching from Two Perspectives

Written by BizCoachDeb on Oct 28th, 2008 | Filed under: Coaching, Hockey

Instead of making a long post on coaching, I decided to keep it light today and catalog two links I seem to share constantly with clients and friends; they are two different videos offering two distinctively different styles on coaching. And be aware, they are both hockey-related.

In the Don Lucia video, you’ll see that Coach really embraces the idea of making the game fun and working on the fundamentals to empower people. In business, it’s the same; if it’s not fun, why the heck are you doing it and if you’re not building people up, what ARE you doing? Remove the obstacles that sap the fun and some how the good things start happening and when you build people up, you position them for success. Coach Lucia on Coaching

The other clip of Coach Jules is more of a comedic take on hockey and while you might grapple with the strong language,  don’t miss the idea…again, fun, just a different kind. If you like “Pulp Fiction”, you’ll love this one. Coach Jules (Samuel L Jackson)

So kick back and enjoy two different perspectives on coaching and let me know your thoughts on which style is more to your liking, and which one you would respond to better if being coached.