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Published: March 8, 2010 under Archived Coaching News

March 9, 2010 – Mail and Guardian – Johannesburg, South Africa

My friend Oscar asked me what sounds like a simple question: “How do you choose a coach for yourself or your team?” Yet there is no easy answer to it.

Professor David Lane, a doyen in the British coach-training industry and active in setting up the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC), was the keynote speaker at the launch of the Coaches and Mentors Association of South Africa (Comensa) a few years ago. He began his talk with a description of medieval guilds.

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Erroin Martin on March 9, 2010

Excellent article. The last part is the best and most informative for anyone who wants to know how to choose a coach.

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