Well, I went back out again to Hagerstown. I met with my coach, and had another mind blowing day. This is the best decision that I have ever made. He unpacks things in a very useful way. So much stuff, that I really try to focus on just a small part. That is why I hope my relationship with him is long lasting, so that this stuff can come up again. Then I can work on the rest of it.
The biggest realization that I have come to lately and talked it out with friends and Patrick, is that I have known for years that leaders are learners, but what I have only recently realized that leaders aren't only learners they are leaders. It is as if I have spent years studying and receiving training in leadership and management collecting tools. And in certain circumstances I pull out the tools and show them to people, but they are more like a collection rather than tools I use. Patrick has really helped me to start unpacking the tools and actually putting them to use. That is the biggest benefit so far, and the most important work I can do.
I probably need to post about coaching, because in talking with friends I think it is misunderstood. But suffice to say no matter what you want to accomplish you need a coach. A coach makes you do what you do not want to do, to become what you have always wanted to be.
--Ben
4 comments:
no solo breakfast this time? &)
yes, very good meeting.
Ben, I thought that the section(s) on coaching in Collins book was pretty well written....good comparison to counseling. How long have you had your coach?
Noah,
Great to hear from you on the blogosphere.
Yes, I'm much more in tune to coaching from Collins' and Kollar's perspective.
I started meeting with him in July.
Cheers!
Ben
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