Empowering Quotes by John Whitmore

“The blame culture that still prevails in the majority of businesses works against this, as it causes “false reality syndrome” or “I will tell…

— John Whitmore

Coaching is unlocking a person's potential to maximize their growth

— John Whitmore

Learning to create is essential, necessary, vital & fundamental. It is the centrepiece in which you create the life that you really want

— John Whitmore

The carrot and the stick are prevasive and persuasive motivators. But if you treat people like donkeys, they will perform like donkeys.

— John Whitmore

I am able to control only that which I am aware of. That which I am unaware of controls me. Awareness empowers me.

— John Whitmore

“A manager must be experienced as a support, not as a threat Here”

— John Whitmore

“Coaching is unlocking people’s potential to maximize their own performance. It is helping them to learn rather than teaching them.”

— John Whitmore

“If there was only the “right” way to do something, Fosbury would never have flopped”

— John Whitmore

Building awareness and responsibility is the essence of good coaching.

— John Whitmore

Probems must be resolved at the level beneath the one at which they occur.

— John Whitmore