k into the past and remember which teachers you liked most. They were the one’s of the subjects you liked and (or) those who could really motivate you. Getting others motivated is again something that has little to do with productivity in the normal sense. In order to motivate you hardly have to enter into the content-zone. It is noThere are many different coaches, the football coach is one of them, but for such a coach it is hard to question its productivity role. For a management coach this is a lot easier. The main objective for these coaches is to increase the productivity of the manager or team. Doing so, the coach can only make one mistake as far as productivity is concerned. Avoiding that one will automatically help the coach in achieving its goal.

If you want others to be more productive then there is one thing you shouldn’t do. In contrast with a foreman or a team leader the coach shouldn't "do" anything. The coach -- and this is equally true for the football coach -- has a role along the side and is only able to ask for a timeout, but he can not enter the game. He should not interfere.

This requires special skills and competences. Imagine how frustrating it could be as a father to just show how things are done where you are not allowed to do so. Instead you should empathize with your child, understand how he or she thinks and reveal where that thinking will not lead to a solution. This requires teaching competences. Not all soccer players will automatically end up being good coaches, but those who have patience and human understanding will.

But teaching only is not enough. You probably know this when you look back into the past and remember which teachers you liked most. They were the one’s of the subjects you liked and (or) those who could really motivate you. Getting others motivated is again something that has little to do with productivity in the normal sense. In order to motivate you hardly have to enter into the content-zone. It is not

uctivity is concerned. Avoiding that one will automatically help the coach in achieving its goal.

If you want others to be more productive then there is one thing you shouldn’t do. In contrast with a foreman or a team leader the coach shouldn't "do" anything. The coach -- and this is equally true for the football coach -- has a role along the side and is only able to ask for a timeout, but he can not enter the game. He should not interfere.

This requires special skills and competences. Imagine how frustrating it could be as a father to just show how things are done where you are not allowed to do so. Instead you should empathize with your child, understand how he or she thinks and reveal where that thinking will not lead to a solution. This requires teaching competences. Not all soccer players will automatically end up being good coaches, but those who have patience and human understanding will.

But teaching only is not enough. You probably know this when you look back into the past and remember which teachers you liked most. They were the one’s of the subjects you liked and (or) those who could really motivate you. Getting others motivated is again something that has little to do with productivity in the normal sense. In order to motivate you hardly have to enter into the content-zone. It is no

a role along the side and is only able to ask for a timeout, but he can not enter the game. He should not interfere.

This requires special skills and competences. Imagine how frustrating it could be as a father to just show how things are done where you are not allowed to do so. Instead you should empathize with your child, understand how he or she thinks and reveal where that thinking will not lead to a solution. This requires teaching competences. Not all soccer players will automatically end up being good coaches, but those who have patience and human understanding will.

But teaching only is not enough. You probably know this when you look back into the past and remember which teachers you liked most. They were the one’s of the subjects you liked and (or) those who could really motivate you. Getting others motivated is again something that has little to do with productivity in the normal sense. In order to motivate you hardly have to enter into the content-zone. It is no

derstand how he or she thinks and reveal where that thinking will not lead to a solution. This requires teaching competences. Not all soccer players will automatically end up being good coaches, but those who have patience and human understanding will.

But teaching only is not enough. You probably know this when you look back into the past and remember which teachers you liked most. They were the one’s of the subjects you liked and (or) those who could really motivate you. Getting others motivated is again something that has little to do with productivity in the normal sense. In order to motivate you hardly have to enter into the content-zone. It is no

k into the past and remember which teachers you liked most. They were the one’s of the subjects you liked and (or) those who could really motivate you. Getting others motivated is again something that has little to do with productivity in the normal sense. In order to motivate you hardly have to enter into the content-zone. It is not about what someone should do, but offering a comfortable climate so that people get eager to do ANY job.

A coach is not necessarily involved in the process behind the organization of the coached manager or team. This could be an element in the coaching where the coach gets feedback from players and stakeholders around the manager. In such a case the coach should know how to play the ambassadors role.

Finally, returning to this only role in which the coach should not operate is the advisor or consultant. This is where the coach and the consultant differ from each other. The coach obviously has an opinion about the business, the process or the organization. But he should never express this opinion. Coaching is not about giving opinions and producing views on What the manage should do. This last role would interfere with the learning process of the team or manager. A Coach should stay along the line and not enter the game.

© 2007 Hans Bool