Business Coaching FAQ
Is this another name for consulting?
No. While a business coach definitely does some consulting, a consultant does not coach.
A pure consultant is basically a specialist dealing with a certain area of a business. Consultants come with an agenda, plans, and systems. They already 'know' your business and will help you get your business into their 'solution' they have determined to be correct. You receive a report or end up implementing their system into your business and the consultant walks away.
A Business Development coach doesn't concentrate on a single area, doesn't necessarily prepare formal reports, doesn't concentrate on ONLY the business, and doesn't leave once a specific project is completed. A coach is there for you - 24 hours a day - to help you, guide you, motivate you, improve you, and improve your entire business. Coaches enter into a partnership with you, without an agenda. They do not have canned plans and systems, although they do have great experience and access to effective strategies. Coaches want to explore with you what the possibilities are. They help you create your own systems and procedures to fit you.
"Improve me and my business." What does that mean?
As the owner, it is up to you to lead your company to where you want it to be. However, you may not be conscious of all of the areas of your business that, if addressed, can have massive results. Very often, business owners like you are too busy doing the everyday tasks.
We will help your maximize your strengths. You will be trained on leadership, relationships, strategy, motivation, productivity, and organizational skills.
Your coach also focuses on your personal life. The business world has seen thousands of great leaders that are miserable with their personal lives, and the effects are disastrous. The line between your business and personal life is too closely connected to ignore the effects on each other.