Thursday, September 11, 2025

Coaching/Leading to Develop or to Win

Coaching/Leading is not just about winning races: it’s about building people. Too often, victory is seen as the only measure of success. But Coaching/Leading is much more: it’s responsibility, vision, and the ability to guide athletes in their growth. Over the years, from working with diversified teams in the IT profession or working as mentor of FFD, I’ve realized that our profession rests on three pillars:

  • Development: helping participants grow physically, mentally, and socially.
  • Victory: not only a result, but the consequence of a well-structured process.
  • Enjoyment: not superficial lightness, but the confirmation that the journey is solid.

Victory is part of any discipline, but it must not become an obsession. Development is the true measure of success, the one that lasts a lifetime. And enjoyment? It comes when the participant feels competent, prepared, and ready for the challenge. True enjoyment comes from knowing that consistent commitment and demanding work bring lasting results, even for the most talented.

For a Coach/Leader, the challenge is to find balance: winning without betraying growth, fostering development without losing ambition, and ensuring that enjoyment is the natural consequence of the journey.

And you? Have you ever reflected on what makes a program truly sustainable and how this philosophy takes shape in daily practice?

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