62. Bring on a good coach
After a disappointing round on the golf course, Tiger Woods will often take a golf lesson. When I first heard about this, I asked myself, Who could give Tiger Woods a lesson in golf?
But that was before I ever really understood the value of coaching. The person who taught me that value was a young business consultant named Steve Hardison. Hardison taught me this: Tiger takes a lesson not because his coach is a better player who can give advice and tips, but because his coach can stand back from Tiger Woods and see him objectively.
Steve Hardison had created an art form of coming into corporations and seeing things objectively. In fact, his perception ran deeper than that. He had near-psychic power to see what was missing. ...
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