too deep too fast

too deep too fast - why coaches go to supervision

Caution for coaches

Be careful not too go to deep too fast.

In Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings the wizard Gandalf tells the tale of the what happened when the dwarves of Moria got greedy. They dug too fast too deep. In their haste, they released the Balrog, a demon of fire and shadow.

“[A] coach who is at the same developmental stage as their coachee will not be able to help them get to the next stage, and a coach at a lower stage of development than their coachee may actually impair progress.” ~ Otto Laske

If we are too go deep with our client we must first learn to go deep within ourself. We must develop the ability to face what lies within before we ask our clients to dig deep and unearth what is hidden there.

Depth is but one direction. We can also expand in breadth, or height. Knowing how far to go in any direction is mastery of our art.

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