Sportspeople mean business..

I had an interesting talk to some 'business people' this week (not trying to make business people sound like a different breed) and the methods of doing 'good business'. During our conversations it became very apparent that business and coaching are pretty much the same thing.. It's well known that business and sport can mix, Clive Woodward being a great example, but only when you start to analyse the techniques used does it become apparent just how similar they are. The methods of identifying objectives, planning, acting and evaluating used in business are identical to those used in coaching manuals...
Coaching and 'management' are pretty much the same thing. A coach gathers information, identifies strengths and weaknesses, looks at the best way to go forwards and then formalises it as a plan, broken into smaller blocks. Constant monitoring and evaluation are essential and sometimes interventions are necessary to put things back on track. Perhaps the most important aspect is agreement of the workforce to accept the policies and strategies, if the workforce refuse to embrace the strategies and don't understand the relevance, they fail to be productive.. i.e. no personal best.

Aside from business waffle my main concern today is based upon a recent comment that i look more like my dog every day which is quite ridiculous..

Here endeth theenduranceblog..