Coaching in the New Normal-Coaching-in-the-New-Normal

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The transcript discusses a book by Lynne and Tim Smith about what sales can learn from sport coaching. Their central idea is that coaching matters in any performance profession—sport, surgery, music, and sales—because nobody is ever the “finished article.” High performers continually seek improvement, and coaching helps individuals and teams keep developing.<br /><br />They argue that sales is often treated like a short-term results game, but good coaching focuses on the whole person, not just skills or targets. Great coaches build trust, emotional intelligence, self-awareness, curiosity, and psychological safety. They encourage experimentation, accept failure as part of learning, and stay humble rather than acting like heroes.<br /><br />The speakers also stress that coaching should not be limited to a formal manager-subordinate relationship. It can come from peers, mentors, or other colleagues, especially if trust is stronger elsewhere. In today’s virtual, post-COVID environment, they believe coaching is even more important because people are more isolated and under pressure.<br /><br />Their overall message: coaching should be normal, continuous, and proactive in sales, with both managers and salespeople taking responsibility for asking, offering, and using coaching to improve performance.

Keywords

sales coaching

sport coaching

performance improvement

psychological safety

emotional intelligence

self-awareness

trust

continuous development