To make the big play

in the work place,

you may want to

call in the coach.

BILL CARROLL
Special to the Jezvish News

IV

. hen a veterinarian found herself
overworked and harried in her
efforts to get ahead in life, she
called Coach Barry Demp.
When a young, $100,000-a-year automotive
company executive was forced into early retire-
ment and didn't know what to do next, he
turned to Coach Larry Goldsmith.
Demp and Goldsmith weren't being called
upon as part of the "athletic trainer" defini-
tion of the word "coach," but the "private
tutor" definition. They are business
coaches, a relatively new profession
of job experts who help individu-
als or employee groups pro-
duce fulfilling results in
any Demp
their professional and
velops
personal lives —
sometimes searching
perSOnal
for
new jobs, but
a nd corporate
mainly advancing their
ategie's.
careers on the job.
"People hire a coach when
they are starting a new business,
making a career transition, re-evalu-
ating their life choices, or simply feel-
ing ready for a professional or personal
breakthrough," said Demp. "Through the
coaching process, we improve their perfor-
mance and enhance their quality of life."
"People use professionals," Goldsmith said,
"for everything else they do in their lives — pro-
fessional physicians, dentists, CPAs, and others
— so they also should get professional assistance
for job placement and counseling.
"Coaches help them overcome the barriers to employment and the prob-
lems while they are employed. Everyone should have a better understanding
of the sweeping changes encompassing employment and job security."

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