The reasoning is simple - managers look for problems while coaches look for strengths. Coaches approach their work with an eye toward how they can use their available talent to best accomplish their mission. Approaching your job as a coach is not only more productive, but a lot more fun as well. Donald I. Smith is a former football coach, longtime industry leader and teacher who has always counseled that the coach makes the difference. However, to be called 'coach,' a leader must be measured by more than balance sheets, battles won or lifetime win-loss records.
Great coaches have one more gift.
They change the lives of those they touch. I suggest that great coaches can be measured by the number of success stories they leave in their wake. For once they give their players a taste of sweet success, they will have more. They leave behind a legacy of winning which becomes a lifetime habit. The players ultimately become champions of the coach's values, beliefs and passions for the rest of their lives.