Another extract from Business Life magazine:
Adrian Moorhouse, swimmer (August 2011)
“I’ve learnt a lot personally going from being an individual sports performer to being a leader. I think some managers start off being really good at what they do and then get promoted to team leader and if they’re not careful they end up trying to spraypaint everybody with their way of doing things. You have to understand different characters’ personalities and how to get the best out of them. My coach couldn’t swim but he enabled others to be Olympic and world companions. It was all about working together to get the best out of each other.”
In fact, many successful coaches (sport and business coaches) are not experts in the area of their clients. Knowledge of personal development, active listening, support and feedback are far more important than expertise in the subject matter.