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In this article I want to go back to the origins, where coaching came to us, which we know today. About the history of formation, the origin of coaching as a separate specialty. And also, who is still its founder.
Coaching, as a tool for personal and professional development, began to form in the 70s. Yes, yes exactly in the 70s, and not, as many think, in the 2000s
The founders of coaching can be deservedly named:
⭐️ W. Timothy Gallwey (W. Timothy Gallwey) is the author of the concept of the “inner game” that is at the heart of Coaching. The concept was first outlined in the book “The Inner Game of Tennis” published back in 1974.
The first time I read this book was before I was introduced to coaching. I didn’t appreciate it then and didn’t even understand why I was reading about tennis lessons. The second time I read it was about four years ago and I was simply amazed by its depth and the method outlined in it. I realized – having read it the first time, I just wasn’t ready for it.
⭐️ John Whitmore is the author of the book “High Performance Coaching” published in 1992. This book also has a place of honor on my bookshelf. And by the way, being a student and follower of T. Golvey’s ideas, it was he who developed them in application to business and management.
⭐️ Thomas J. Leonard is the founder of Coach University, the International Coach Federation (ICF), the International Association of Certified Coaches and the CoachVille project.
John Whitmore is known as an expert in the field of coaching and organizational change. His area of interest is the subject of leadership as well as corporate improvement. John Whitmore is also the author of five books on sports, leadership and coaching. His book “High Performance Coaching” has become a bestseller and has sold over 500,000 copies, has been translated into 17 languages, and has already been published three times.
Very popular is the GROW coaching technology proposed in the book, which you can download in the “Useful Tools” tab.
The publication of this book in 2001 in Russian under the title “Coaching – a new style of management and personnel management” became the starting point for the development of coaching in Russia.
“The philosophy of coaching is based on the belief that any person can do much more than he or she seems. It’s just that his abilities are hidden, blocked by internal problems . Let’s say, fear of failure. Remove the fear – and a person’s activity, his business abilities will immediately improve. That’s what coaching does. But not by teaching new things, but, so to speak, by clearing away internal blockages. The results are impressive: people are much more efficient, learn new things faster, and work with pleasure.” John Whitmore
Since the ’70s, Whitmore has studied sports psychology with Tim Gilvey, who was then widely known as the captain of the multi-award winning Harvard team and author of the best-selling Inner Games series on the psychological training of athletes. Together with Gilvey, John founded Inner Game Ltd. which went on to develop new and effective approaches to coaching in sports and training in business. Thus began the journey in conducting coaching as a method of doing business.
And now about Thomas J. Leonard, who emerged on the coaching scene in 1988 from the world of finance. He was the primary creator and driving force in creating the “definition, documentation, training system and popularization” of the coaching process and industry as many know it today.
In 1994 Leonard founded the University of Coaching, the International Coach Federation (ICF), and the International Association of Certified Coaches (IAC).
Early in his career, Thomas counseled people on financial issues and supported them in overcoming financial limitations. In the late 80’s he began coaching and training personal coaches professionally. In a career spanning more than twenty years of working with people to achieve their goals and unlock their potential, he has discovered a number of patterns that influence success.
Lenard derived the following formula for success:
10% knowledge and skills ➕ 40% programs (beliefs) ➕ 50% environment = success ❗
You can get more detailed information about this formula by downloading it on the Usefulness page.