Some things I've heard recently have been haunting me. First, I was listening to Handsome Dick Manitoba's show on Little Steven's Underground Garage on XM Radio. Dick said something like he had just played a long set of music by young men in their 20's, and it was a bunch of brilliant classic rock. He said, that's right, pretty much every piece of great rock and roll in history was written and performed by young men in their 20's. Then not too long after that, I don't even remember where I heard this and who said it, but it was pretty much, don't hold young people back. If you've got people in your office who are in their 20's and competent and capable, give them as much as they can handle because they're the ones who have the energy and creativity, and it doesn't make sense to artificially hold them down because they don't have enough experience yet. The best, most talented young people don't need all that experience because they're naturals, and they'll outperform the most experienced hacks who are older. Again, think of the Rolling Stones and the Beatles.
Since I heard all that and have had a chance to think about it, I've done everything I can where I am to give our best young professionals as much important work and latitude as I can. And they know when they need help and advice.
What I'm really saying is that I don't care how old a talented young coach is. Even making their mistakes, they'll perform better than the less talented and more experienced people you can find.
