“Mr. Bowman, you’ve coached so many famous players to such tremendous success. What’s your secret? How did you give them feedback?” And Scotty said, “Well, we have an eighty-game season, and every ten games I would sit down with them individually. I’d bring all their stats and I would I ask other people—the other coaches, the other team members—for feedback also, and the player would bring a self-evaluation. Then we would have a conversation about what to do for the next ten games.” The moderator said, “Thank you, Mr. Bowman!” and then turned to me. “Patty,” he said, “you’re well known for not
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