Coaching is for everyone – early career, mid-career, and senior executives. The best players in sports all have multiple coaches to help them improve and succeed, so why shouldn’t we in the world of local government management? The coach you need depends on what skill you’re trying to improve, what obstacle you’re trying to overcome, or what goal you’re trying to reach: as in sports, they have coaches for different goals. 

This document details the different opportunities for coaching up, coaching down, and coaching across.