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Attributes of a Great Coach

Some people think coaching is a job reserved only for outgoing and charismatic people, counselor-types, or those who have led some sort of sports team. That’s just not true. With the right skills and a genuine desire to succeed, anyone can be a good coach.

With that said, I would be remiss if I didn’t point out that there’s also an intangible side to the equation. That “coaching X factor.” The secret sauce. Great coaching comes down to more than what coaches do. It’s also about how they do it. I’m referring to a set of characteristics that the most successful coaches tend to have in common. Not in a cookie-cutter kind ...

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