'My biggest eye-opener as a coach'


An image of sled dogs racing in snow

David Forster shares how carefully training your team can produce successful, even perfect results. David is head of the Global Institute of Coaching at Thunderbird School of Global Management, a unit of the ASU Knowledge Enterprise.

Lessons I learned from coaching my sled dogs

1. Pulling together

Do you discourage your team from doing what you want them to do?

 

2. Pulling alongside

If you don't walk next to your team, they don't understand the goal.

3. Pulling back

Team successes allow them to move forward with confidence.

"How can they have trust and confidence to walk down a path you’re asking them to walk down if you’re not willing to walk down it with them?" — David Forster

An image of David Forster instructing a class

Thunderbird School of Global Management logo

Learn more about David Forster's coaching courses at Thunderbird. Read more

What can the head of coaching for the Thunderbird School of Global Management tell you about finding your 'One Thing'? 

More Business and entrepreneurship

 

Two men wearing shirts with big paw prints on them give a presentation

ASU lab is fab for small and midsize businesses

Ryan Tussing recently reflected on the significant heartbreak he has witnessed throughout his career as a firefighter. He has encountered numerous instances of homes reduced to ashes, the devastating…

Karen Donohue standing in front of a presentation screen smiling

Improving lives: Big risks, bold rewards in ASU research

Collaboration across disciplines is essential to solving the world's most pressing challenges. That's not just a theory — it's what Arizona State University is actively doing.On April 28, the W. P.…

A aerial view of ASU's Mountain American Stadium. (Photo by Samantha Chow/Arizona State University)

ASU launches SPORTx, a new initiative to unite sports and entrepreneurship

Harnessing the unifying power of sports, Arizona State University today announced the launch of SPORTx, a new initiative designed to accelerate sports-related entrepreneurial ventures and empower…