You can’t coach everyone! Maintaining the distinction between coaching and other services

You can’t coach everyone! Maintaining the distinction between coaching and other services ‘Coaching’s fine. And I’m not trying to be controversial. But you can’t coach everyone. I reckon most of my team I have to mentor them. And tell them what to do, because they have no idea.’ The comment was in response to a question I asked a group of managers, as part of our discussion about ‘what is coaching, and what is it not?’. I simply asked: ‘do you have any questions?’ It ...