The Coach in the Operating Room | The New Yorker
archive.today webpage capture Saved from history←priornext→ 23 Jul 2025 17:05:29 UTC All snapshots from host www.newyorker.com WebpageScreenshot sharedownload .zipreport bug or abuse Skip to main content Newsletter Sign In Search The Latest News Books & Culture Fiction & Poetry Humor & Cartoons Magazine Puzzles & Games Video Podcasts Goings On Shop 100th Anniversary Annals of Medicine Personal Best By Atul Gawande September 26, 2011 Listen to this story 00:00 46:35 1x 15 15 No matter how well trained people are, few can sustain their best performance on their own. That’s where coaching comes in.Illustration by Barry Blitt I’ve been a surgeon for eight years. For the past couple of them, my performance in the operating room has reached a plateau. I’d like to think it’s a good thing—I’ve arrived at my professional peak. But mainly it seems as if I’ve just stopped getting better. During the first two or three years in practice, your skills seem to improve almost daily. It’s not about
archive.today webpage capture Saved from history←priornext→ 23 Jul 2025 17:05:29 UTC All snapshots from host www.newyorker.com WebpageScreenshot sharedownload .zipreport bug or abuse Skip to main content Newsletter Sign In Search The Latest News Books & Culture Fiction & Poetry Humor & Cartoons Magazine Puzzles & Games Video Podcasts Goings On Shop 100th Anniversary Annals of Medicine Personal Best By Atul Gawande September 26, 2011 Listen to this story 00:00 46:35 1x 15 15 No matter how well trained people are, few can sustain their best performance on their own. That’s where coaching co
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