Week 15 Blog. December 9, 2017

Hello everyone!

I would like to share some thoughts about coaching. I think there are several styles of coaching. Some coaching styles focus on negative re-enforcement or feedback. These are the screamers and harsh critics. They want you to be perfect and anything less warrants a tirade of anger and inappropriate words. I don't like the negative coaching styles. I don't respond well to them. I prefer the positive coaching styles. The old adage is true, you catch more flies with honey than with vinegar. I respond well to positive motivators. I try and emulate this style of coaching. I liked the suggestion in the chapter about constructive feedback. I think that explaining what went well and why is a great opportunity to help a writer see what they are doing well so they can continue doing it. I also think having a writer tell you what they could have done better is a great way to identify ways to improve without making the writer feel embarrassed or ashamed.

The editing mistake I found was in the paper I edited. The writer wrote: "Social support is crucial for the grieving process because it ensures that the suffering will have his physical and emotional needs met." It did not elude to a particular male, instead the sentence summarized sufferers in general. His should be changed to "his or her" or it can be restructured to read: "Social support is crucial for the grieving process because it ensures that the sufferer will have their physical and emotional needs met."

So long classmates! Best of luck to all of you in your futures. If any of you are thinking about going into Sales, Marketing, Government or Non-profit let me know.. I will do what I can to help you. I have a lot of connections in those fields.

It's been a pleasure reading your blogs.

Steve.