The Value of Business Coaching

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However you got into small business, it’s pretty certain that you’re driven by the vision and passion you have for your product/service. 

With a great idea for a business you quickly found yourself wearing many hats - some where you have experience and some where you don’t.  You’re working hard to keep all the balls in the air and you do this through a combination of gut instinct, previous experience and some expert assistance. Maybe you’ve got a business partner to bounce things off, maybe you’ve learned from a few mistakes along the way, but there just aren’t enough hours in the day and you don’t have the experience to manage everything that needs to be done. 

As your business grows, your role will change to become increasingly leadership and managerial.  How can you successfully make this transition? A Business Coach can help you to develop your management and leadership skills. A Business Coach will help you define what it is that you want to achieve, work with you to set actions and hold you accountable for completing them. They will help you to develop your skills and give you a foundation on which you can build in the future. It’s easy to make excuses but with a coach holding you accountable, you’re more likely to push through and achieve your goal. 

A coach provides you with expert help for those times when need it most and can assist you to work through complex problems quickly. We use our experience and skills to assist you to develop your managerial and leadership ability. As with any relationship, you get out of it what you put into it. It’s still your business and you’re responsible for what happens.

If you’d like to talk about how you could benefit from a personalised Business Coaching program, please contact me.

Cathy

Cathy Thorpe