The Hidden Contradiction at the Heart of Modern Training “Let me tell you how to coach.” Read that again. It’s a phrase heard every day in training rooms, webinars, workshops, and professional development sessions. And it contains one of the biggest contradictions in education. If coaching is about helping people think for themselves, why do so many trainers spend their time telling people what to think? The irony is hard to miss. We stand at the front of a room explaining th

It’s a question I hear almost every week. “People can’t drive anymore.” “Driving standards have fallen through the floor.” “COVID changed everything.” As driving instructors, we’re in a unique position. We spend more time observing driving than almost anyone else. We see the rushed decisions, the tailgating, the missed signals, the unnecessary risks and the impatient reactions. It’s easy to conclude that driving standards have simply got worse. But is that actually what’s hap