In these times of political correctness, there is hue and cry for tolerance. But tolerance for “business as usual” can be the downfall of many an organization. Some, however, look to professional executive coaching as a means to ferret out old routines to be scrapped for new, refreshing and engaging changes to “business as usual.” These changes can increase both performance and satisfaction of those involved. The coaching industry has grown by leaps and bounds because of the results it brings to the market place.

In 1969, Neil Postman and Charles Weingartner published a book entitled Teaching As A Subversive Activity. They challenged the established educational industry by suggesting a radical overhall of the eductional system. If you remember those days, and I do, anything with the term “Subversive” in the title was sure to draw attention. In a recent reread of this book I found enormous implications for those of us engaged in coaching. “Subversive” might be an overstatement, but professional coaching seems to have taken the message of Teaching As A Subversive Activity to heart.

Take a look at this review of Postman and Weingartner’s call for a new focus of education, and see just how close professional coaching parallels their “new kind of teaching.” I can only say if that kind of thinking is subversive, professional coaching must, in fact, be subversive as well. The following article is published on e_Zine. Check it out for yourself.