Often I am asked about my coaching practice.
The number one question is: Why Hire a Coach?
Here are 11 great reasons:
- You would like to improve your relationship with your boss.
Bosses are tricky.
Say or do the wrong thing and your career could get stalled in its tracks.
Business and career coaches bring valuable insights that only trial and error would have otherwise provided
- You wish to improve the navigational skills required in corporate America.
Frequently being in corporate America is like navigating your career in the dark.
Your boss, your employees, the senior management of the firm all have an opinion and a reason that underscores their actions. Finding someone to help sort through the mixed messages and confusing signals can be an invaluable asset for career development.
The right coach can apply their years of successful corporate experience and assist you with finding the right path that works for your unique situation.
- You need to raise your profile at your current company.
Good career advice #1 – raise your profile at your company to move your career forward.
Good career advice #2 – do #1 the wrong way and you will be labeled by senior management in a manner that will never get you promoted.
Experienced management coaches help you make the right choices.
- You want to be a more effective manager.
Management can be a rich and rewarding experience.
It can also feel like an employment death sentence.
The right management skills will inspire and lead your team to achieve great things.
Coaches provide the petri dish in which to examine and grow your management abilities.
- You want to improve your communication skills.
Employees that do not know how to properly communicate do not get ahead.
They do not get the bigger raises.
They do not get the prime assignments.
It’s knowing not only what to say, but how to say it and in what fashion.
Your coach should know how to add value as an exemplary communicator.
- You are at a cross road in your life.
What a great journey we are all on; and like anytime we want to get from point A to point B we sometimes are unsure of the right path. We may take a wrong turn along the route and need to clarify directions.
Coaching allows for that stop along the journey.
Coaches provide the co-piloting navigational skills to get you to your current destination.
- You are contemplating striking out on your own.
So many professionals have dreams of entrepreneurial freedom and success.
Frequently those pursuits need a reality check. Not necessarily discouragement, rather a clear minded and pragmatic approach to assist with evaluation.
The right coach can assist you with weighing the various factors that would influence this important decision and provide constructive feedback to help you arrive at the right choice for your unique situation.
- You need to weigh the merits of leaving your current employer.
Yes, we are in the middle of a deep recession; one that will not last forever.
When the skies clear, career transitions resume. Decisions will need to be weighed and evaluated.
Coaches provide dispassionate perspectives that help you evaluate your current situation and assist with determining future goals and optimum employment characteristics toward reaching those goals.
- You own a small business and need fresh ideas.
Owning a small business is a whole lot tougher than most folks think.
One of the greatest challenges is getting a level of professional idea sharing and interaction that you may have enjoyed in a prior, perhaps corporate, life.
Idea development is one of the essential elements of small business success and sometimes the universe of friends and family are simply not the right collaborators.
A seasoned business coach can help you vet ideas. They can give you candid feedback without risking friendships or family relationship capital.
- You need an advocate and/or a cheerleader.
While it may sound harsh, the reality is most folks are out for themselves and only the smallest inner circle of people (think spouse, parent, sibling) are watching out for your best interest and flying the YOU flag at all times.
A great coach is someone you can use as a confidential sounding board, dedicated to only your agenda.
- You just can’t process some things on your own.
Face it, from time to time we all need an extra dose of listening, feedback, encouragement, perspective and caring.
Everyone.
A great coach is there to add the value to your life when it becomes necessary.
Want more information? Read: How to Hire a Coach
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