Saturday, April 20, 2024

Mimic the Farmer

History provides many coaching analogies. Coaches are teachers, healers, orators, psychologists, disciplinarians. Find themes that resonate.

Conductor. The conductor directs the orchestra.

Chef. The chef nurtures people. - Thomas Keller, Michelin 3-star chef

Director. "The director is the keeper of the story." - Ron Howard

Coaches help teams stay focused. 

Foreman. A foreman supervises factory production. 

General. A general leads an army. "Every battle is won before it is fought."

Painter. The artist crafts a masterpiece. 

Sculptor. Pygmalion animated his statue to life. 

Theatrically, Henry Higgins refines Eliza Doolittle's English. 

Lagniappe. 

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