Comments on: Formal and Informal Coaching http://www.wishfulthinking.co.uk/blog/2008/01/28/formal-and-informal-coaching/ coaching creative professionals Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:41:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Mark McGuinness http://www.wishfulthinking.co.uk/blog/2008/01/28/formal-and-informal-coaching/#comment-173782 Mark McGuinness Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:04:43 +0000 http://www.wishfulthinking.co.uk/blog/2008/01/28/formal-and-informal-coaching/#comment-173782 'we were taught that when the gender is unknown, the use of the masculine gender is used and it also represents the feminine gender. As such, it’s perfectly acceptable and correct to use “he” or “him” generically referring to both genders.' I would find another teacher if I were you. ‘we were taught that when the gender is unknown, the use of the masculine gender is used and it also represents the feminine gender. As such, it’s perfectly acceptable and correct to use “he” or “him” generically referring to both genders.’

I would find another teacher if I were you.

]]> By: Dominick J. Fontana http://www.wishfulthinking.co.uk/blog/2008/01/28/formal-and-informal-coaching/#comment-173698 Dominick J. Fontana Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:51:02 +0000 http://www.wishfulthinking.co.uk/blog/2008/01/28/formal-and-informal-coaching/#comment-173698 Hello. I was reading the article on coaching, and I have a suggestion for your general writing style. I found the constant use of s/he to be very annoying and unnecessary. In the English language, which lacks a gender-neutral pronoun for a person, we were taught that when the gender is unknown, the use of the masculine gender is used and it also represents the feminine gender. As such, it's perfectly acceptable and correct to use "he" or "him" generically referring to both genders. The NY Times and Mensa do not use the s/he abomination or, worse yet, use "she" to refer to both genders, so I think your writings would read better if you ceased this practice. Just a suggestion. Thank you. Dominick J. Fontana Hello.

I was reading the article on coaching, and I have a suggestion for your general writing style. I found the constant use of s/he to be very annoying and unnecessary. In the English language, which lacks a gender-neutral pronoun for a person, we were taught that when the gender is unknown, the use of the masculine gender is used and it also represents the feminine gender. As such, it’s perfectly acceptable and correct to use “he” or “him” generically referring to both genders.

The NY Times and Mensa do not use the s/he abomination or, worse yet, use “she” to refer to both genders, so I think your writings would read better if you ceased this practice.

Just a suggestion.

Thank you.

Dominick J. Fontana

]]> By: Mark McGuinness http://www.wishfulthinking.co.uk/blog/2008/01/28/formal-and-informal-coaching/#comment-133410 Mark McGuinness Wed, 30 Jan 2008 07:49:07 +0000 http://www.wishfulthinking.co.uk/blog/2008/01/28/formal-and-informal-coaching/#comment-133410 My pleasure! My pleasure!

]]> By: mihaï http://www.wishfulthinking.co.uk/blog/2008/01/28/formal-and-informal-coaching/#comment-133191 mihaï Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:41:04 +0000 http://www.wishfulthinking.co.uk/blog/2008/01/28/formal-and-informal-coaching/#comment-133191 Mark, thank you for the answer; it clarifies me. Mark, thank you for the answer; it clarifies me.

]]> By: Mark McGuinness http://www.wishfulthinking.co.uk/blog/2008/01/28/formal-and-informal-coaching/#comment-132860 Mark McGuinness Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:09:16 +0000 http://www.wishfulthinking.co.uk/blog/2008/01/28/formal-and-informal-coaching/#comment-132860 Hi mihaï. Do you mean the high expectations of the manager/coach or of the person being coached? Either way, I would agree that 'immediate high expectations' are not very helpful. But such expectations are down to the attitudes of the individuals involved - they are not a characteristic of formal coaching itself. Hi mihaï. Do you mean the high expectations of the manager/coach or of the person being coached? Either way, I would agree that ‘immediate high expectations’ are not very helpful. But such expectations are down to the attitudes of the individuals involved - they are not a characteristic of formal coaching itself.

]]> By: mihaï http://www.wishfulthinking.co.uk/blog/2008/01/28/formal-and-informal-coaching/#comment-132825 mihaï Mon, 28 Jan 2008 09:50:54 +0000 http://www.wishfulthinking.co.uk/blog/2008/01/28/formal-and-informal-coaching/#comment-132825 what I dislike on the formal coaching are the immediate high expectations what I dislike on the formal coaching are the immediate high expectations

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