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This week, you'll shift your focus to coaching, looking at how the concept has developed over the years, starting in the 1800s, as university slang for a tutor who carries their students through exams like a coach carrying passengers, and progressing through sports coaching into the business world. You'll look at a variety of real life career coaching examples and consider some of the theories that underpin effective coaching practise, such as Kolb's theory of experiential learning, where reflecting on an experience and implementing what you've learned from it is key to making progress. There are lots of misconceptions about coaching, like isn't coaching only for senior staff, or is having a coach a bit like therapy, etc. And you'll look at some of those in more detail. A common misconception is that simply having a coach will guarantee results. Wrong-- while a coach will support and motivate, it is up to you to take action.