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Why it Matters

Gewande expresses a question I have been wondering: why coaching is common in athletics but not in professional fields. Why do we leave professional development to self-discovery and peer learning exercises when we have evidence based practices and experts in coaching and teaching?

Go Deeper

(From the TED Speaker Resources)

• The Impact Cycle
• The Making of an Expert
• Personal Best is the New Yorker article by Gawande on the same topic.