This old adage is so true whether applied to recruitment methods, meetings or retaining talent to name but a few areas.
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Top 5 Tips On Finding A Business Coach
1. Define what areas you believe you need help with (your business coach will help you do this in your initial session, however it is good to have some idea).
Recognising that you may need support to work through a particular issue; prepare yourself for that next role (career transition); get clarity on where to go next, or perhaps because you "can't see the wood from the trees", whatever it may be having someone objective and independent to ask you questions, challenge your thinking and possibly assumptions in a supportive environment, can be invaluable!
2. Ask trusted sources for recommendations of business coaches.
Like most things in life, if someone can recommend someone to you, you have a proven and tested source where the initial ground work has been done. There are so many business coaches doing different things out there, that to have a way of narrowing your search is a resourceful way to manage your time.
3. Arrange a call/"chemistry" session with each of the coaches you have chosen and have a list of questions you would want to ask.
This tip I believe is invaluable. It is important to know and feel that you can work with your coach. Understand their approach to coaching, what there experience is, how they structure their coaching sessions, will they be face-to-face or via telephone or Skype etc. Ask about cost and number of sessions.
4. Find a compatible comfort factor - for example many women prefer to work with female business coaches.
Whatever is important to you in a coach, make sure through your chemistry sessions that you uncover this before committing to anything. If your initial round of chemistry sessions, doesn't identify a potential business coach for you, ask for further recommendations.
5. Go with your gut.
Our intuition is fairly rarely wrong, just use your questions and chemistry session, to back up your feelings and thoughts with the evidence. Finally always make sure you know how you can get out of your business coaching contract, if once you start you feel things are not working out.
Recognising that you may need support to work through a particular issue; prepare yourself for that next role (career transition); get clarity on where to go next, or perhaps because you "can't see the wood from the trees", whatever it may be having someone objective and independent to ask you questions, challenge your thinking and possibly assumptions in a supportive environment, can be invaluable!
2. Ask trusted sources for recommendations of business coaches.
Like most things in life, if someone can recommend someone to you, you have a proven and tested source where the initial ground work has been done. There are so many business coaches doing different things out there, that to have a way of narrowing your search is a resourceful way to manage your time.
3. Arrange a call/"chemistry" session with each of the coaches you have chosen and have a list of questions you would want to ask.
This tip I believe is invaluable. It is important to know and feel that you can work with your coach. Understand their approach to coaching, what there experience is, how they structure their coaching sessions, will they be face-to-face or via telephone or Skype etc. Ask about cost and number of sessions.
4. Find a compatible comfort factor - for example many women prefer to work with female business coaches.
Whatever is important to you in a coach, make sure through your chemistry sessions that you uncover this before committing to anything. If your initial round of chemistry sessions, doesn't identify a potential business coach for you, ask for further recommendations.
5. Go with your gut.
Our intuition is fairly rarely wrong, just use your questions and chemistry session, to back up your feelings and thoughts with the evidence. Finally always make sure you know how you can get out of your business coaching contract, if once you start you feel things are not working out.
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