7 Myths All Coaches Need to Avoid Falling For
I am a big sports fan. If I had the time, I would watch and play sports much more than I currently do. As a fan, I want to see my teams win. More importantly, I want to see my teams win more frequently than their rivals, especially when they play each other.
Winning in sports, especially at the highest level, is not easy. It takes talented players who work hard and play with passion. It takes everyone on the team working together. It takes some luck and, at times, some things to just go your way. And most importantly, it takes great coaching.
Success seems to follow great coaches like John Wooden, Don Shula, and Pat Summitt. Each of these coaches has led many teams to the highest levels of success. They are able to attract talented players, help them work hard, develop them through great systems, and put their teams in situations where luck can fall their way. Most importantly, great coaches inspire their team members to want to be great.
Just as success seems to follow great coaching, when things are not going right, the coach is the one who takes the blame. That is because the coach is the key to nearly everything that is happening on that team. Team success is directly tied to coaching success.
Great coaches are needed in sports and they are also needed at your credit union. Here are seven coaching myths that may keep you, or your coaching team, from helping your credit union achieve the highest levels of performance and success.
I need to spend most of my coaching time with my lowest performers
It isn’t uncommon for a sales leader in a coaching role to use most of their coaching time working with the lower performers on their team. The coach believes that they can turn or change the low performer by spending time with them and working on things they need to be doing but are avoiding.
Sometimes a coach can be caught up in the cycle of excuses
low performers create around them. I mean the “If only (fill in the blank) was
different, then I would perform” lines that never end, keeping the coach
distracted and working towards a no win situation, and the low performer free
from accountability.