The Inner Game:
Learning to Get Out of Your Own Way
Featuring Tim Gallwey speaking at the conference of the International
Coach Federation
Grenelefe Gold and Tennis Resort (Orlando), Florida -- October 14, 1999
If
you're interested in coaching either as a professional or as a skill
to supplement your leadership tool kit, and you're looking for some
basic training, start by going to hear Tim Gallwey (right) speak.
If you can't do that, buy a copy of the video (below) of his speech to the International Coach Federation's 1999 conference.
To give you a taste of this master's wisdom, I've included about 10 minutes worth of gems from that speech (with permission).
Also, in case you're interested in Tim's books, links to order them from Amazon are provided below.
Gallwey is one of my heroes and this is really great stuff.
Enjoy.
Note: The files below are
in the Real Media format. They download faster for listening.
If you'd rather have these
files on a CD, so you can listen to them in the car, click here.
3:56 From
teacher to coach
1:08 Experience
is the teacher
4:18 What
managers need that coaches have
2:27 Provide
safety first, then challenge
2:44 People
don't play tennis to win!
Click here to visit Tim Gallwey's web site.
Click below to order one of Tim Gallwey's books from Amazon.com:
Inner
Tennis: Playing the Game, November 1976 (this book is out of print,
but you might find a used copy)
The
Inner Game of Tennis , May 1997
The
Inner Game of Golf, November, 1997
Inner
Skiing, November, 1997
The
Inner Game of Music, March, 1986 (Tim is listed as a "contributor")
The
Inner Game of Work, September 2001
Click here to order this video tape from Repeat Performance.
Here's what Tim's site says about him:
Tim Gallwey attended Harvard University where he majored in English Literature and captained the tennis team. He served as an officer in the US Navy and was one of the founders of a liberal arts college in the Midwest. Starting in the mid 1970's Tim Gallwey produced a series of best selling books, which set forth a new methodology for the development of personal and professional excellence in a variety of fields. For the last twenty years Gallwey has been introducing the Inner Game approach to corporations looking for better ways to manage change. Through lectures, consulting, and seminars, his focus has been directed at three targets, 1) helping all individuals in a company learn how to learn, and think for themselves, 2) helping managers learn how to coach, 3) helping leaders learn to create "learning organizations." His long-term clients have included AT&T, IBM, Arco, Anheuser Busch, Apple Computer, and The Coca-Cola Company. His newest professional interest is helping people who work in teams to learn how to work together more effectively.