I agree with Martha - it does sound as if Leigh is interested in finding out
more about the role and effectiveness of management coaches.
The word "muse" originally meant any of the nine goddesses in Greek
mythology who were sources of inspiration for artists, poets, singers, and
scientists. In lay terms, such a being represents a source of profound
inspiration to assist a person to overcome crisis and/or to produce a work
or action of great creativity. A management coach could help a top executive
with such issues by guiding the process of inspiration in an executive. I
would prefer using the word "coach" rather than "muse" in this context,
though, as the word "muse" signified a certain grandness borne of divine
existence and intervention, which is in contrast to a management coach who
is simply human.
Cordially,
Karun
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Karun K. Singh, MS, R-CSW, PhD Candidate and Director
Differential Planning Effectiveness Project
Columbia University School of Social Work (212) 854-4387
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On Fri, 19 Jan 2001, Charles Wankel wrote:
> Sounds to me like this person is talking about the coaching profession.
The
> association is International Coach Federation:
>
www.coachfederation.org
>
> Martha Finney
>
MarthaFinn@aol.com
>