Hiring a Professional Business Coach
Posted on 20 April 2011
As many business owners and senior managers are trying to get a better grip on business matters as they juggle family life, with the demands and pressures of maintaining a decent level of profit.
Business owners who go on to hire a professional Ology Business Coach often report an
almost immediate change to their stress and positivity levels - an
overall clearer vision for their business and future - all
reinforced by real positive changes and differences they can see in
their business, as we actively push you and your business closer to
(and in many cases way beyond!) your goals.
Professional Business Coaches help Business leaders focus
on business and personal growth.
"What having a personal trainer is to your body, having a personal
coach can be to your mind" said Thomas Leonard, founder of Coach
University, "Coaches are not quite mentors (because they get paid),
not quite consultants (because they stick with you after making
recommendations) and not quite counsellors (they're trained to
refer you if what you really need is therapy)".
"My job as a Professional Business Coach is to help my clients in
whatever they want to do, enable them to visualise, clarify and
reach their goals. The people I am currently working with are
in the main already successful but are looking to maintain and or
regain their competitive edge" - Mike Reece
People at all stages of their professional development are hiring
business coaches. It's not a
coincidence that coaching appeals to successful business people,
young or old the added value a business coach brings is a non
judgemental appraisal offering thought provoking questioning which
allows the client to achieve the results they are looking for
faster and more effectively than if they are on their own.
Some companies hire coaches to help mid to senior level managers / executives
iron-out relationships with employees or get them working more
effectively as a team. Many SME business owners seek out coaches to
keep them on track as they build their businesses or identify which
is the best way to go when at a juncture of the business.
Sometimes it just needs a little outside help to get the business
back on track, "When you are at the coal face it is sometimes
difficult to see the track you are taking" using a business
coach can take you away from the coal face and allow you time to
breath and see where you are going. A consultant could tell
you are going in the wrong direction and tell you how to solve the
problem. A business coach will guide you along the path and
allow you to fix the problem yourself - that way you learn to
become self-sufficient!
How do you know if the coach is for you? Well, most coaches offer a
free
session to see if you gel… it has to be a two way street, and
if you've given it your best shot and it's not working after a
couple of months… maybe you should change them!
But before you select a coach ask yourself what it is that you want
to get out of the engagement.
In previous generations, it was acceptable to keep your head down,
work hard and you would succeed, it is different today, there are
no jobs for life, individuals have to take control of their own
destiny and manage their own future... take control of yours give
me a call today and put me in your corner so you can take control
of your own destiny and I can be your secret weapon!
Article written by Mike Reece
Ology Business and Executive Coach Mike Reece
(Chorley)
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