What to Expect When Working With a Business Coach

Written by admin on Tuesday, March 10th, 2009

This article talks about what some of the things you can expect if you decide to improve your business by using a business coach. The data is out and there are some interesting statistics about businesses who bring on a business coach. Read on. This is a short article but is a good lead in for more info

“Chance favors the prepared mind.” — Louis Pasteur

Most executives want to know:

1. What benefits can I expect, and

2. What will it be like to work with a coach?
What benefits can I expect?

As an emerging practice, there is a limited amount of quantitative data available on the benefits of coaching. A recent Manchester Consulting Research report revealed the following benefits and improvements for executives who received coaching:

* Working relationships with direct reports (reported by 77% of executives)
* Working relationships with immediate supervisors (71%)
* Teamwork (67%)
* Working relationships with peers (63%)
* Job satisfaction (61%)
* Conflict reduction (52%)
* Organizational commitment (44%)
* Working relationships with clients (37%)

The benefits you derive will depend upon your coaching goals. Setting coaching goals and measuring progress on a recurring basis will allow you to acknowledge that changes and benefits are occurring.

What will it be like to work with a Coach?

Each coaching relationship is unique and depends upon what the issues are, and your willingness to work with these issues in new and sometimes challenging ways. A coaching relationship is a collaborative partnership, and the next section will focus on maximizing the benefits of that partnership.

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