Is business coaching more valuable than a business degree or cheap online programmes and courses?
Most business owners enter their professional careers not understanding how to start, run and grow a business. And it’s no-ones fault. We were taught, trained and learned to be good at doing what we do, and not the other stuff that goes with the selling and marketing what they do. At times, this makes business owners feel lost, or worse, like a fraud pretending to know what they’re doing.
It’s hard to be successful without a clear understanding of how business works. That’s where an experienced business coach can be crucial for any professional or business owner who wants to take their career to the next level.
I know that running a business is more than just a good idea made profitable – it’s a system of unspoken rules, rarely taught by Business Studies, MBA courses or online programmes. If you are attempting to profitably grow your business or career, you need elite business knowledge—knowledge that creates real tangible value.
Even if you had the time, access, or money to attend any of these business programmes, you would still be missing the practical knowledge that propels the best and brightest forward, along with he accountability to get things done properly and in a timely way.
I realised quite quickly that owning and running my own business was often a very lonely place. And keeping on top of what I needed to do for my customers and clients was difficult enough without the pressure of having to look at what everyone else was doing or at what I could be doing better and smarter. I realised that in the business world, coaching is becoming a necessity not only for your business growth and success, but also for your business to continue to be sustainable and viable.
9 Characteristics of a Successful Business and it’s Owner
Business coaching is about helping owners, directors, managers and it’s employees make the most and grow these 9 areas that form a successful business:
- Character: What kind of person succeeds in business?
- Leadership: How do you unite a team around a mission?
- Personal Productivity: How can you all get more done in less time?
- Messaging: Why aren’t your customers paying more attention?
- Marketing: How should you build a sales funnel for your business?
- Business Strategy: How should a business really work?
- Execution: How can we get things done?
- Sales: How do I get and close more sales?
- Management: What does good business management look like?
I become your silent business partner for anyone who feels lost, overwhelmed or frustrated by the modern business climate, and we implement what the most successful business leaders have known for years through the simple goals, processes and focus that takes businesses to their next level.
Every business; it’s owner, it’s directors, it’s managers and employees are unique, so I never use a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach in my business coaching for you or your company. I’m known to operate in a no-nonsense way, making you fully aware of what needs working on and why; what is positive and what is not, and where you and the business are leaving cash on the table. I only work with people who want to commit to getting the most out of their business or working lives; it just works better that way for everyone. I’ll work as fast, or as slow that is necessary, and everything that we work on, is your final decision. For coaching to work the client always needs to see the what, the when, the where, the how and most importantly, the why we’re doing what needs to be done.
