If you need help moving forward in the workplace, keeping up with changing business trends or improving your relationship-building skills, a business coach can be an invaluable resource. Just like a wellness coach, a business coach can drastically improve your life.
What Does a Business Coach Do?
“A business coach is someone who helps businesspeople achieve their full potential,” says Dr. Nancy MacKay, a business coach and HealthChoicesFirst.com partner. “In other words, business coaches help people accelerate their performance.”
Business coaches bring a lot to the boardroom table, and can work with employees in any business sector, whether it's a small family-run organization or a huge corporation.
“CEO's and executive leaders across all industries, all over the world, work with business coaches, and when they do, coaches really help them improve their time management skills, their relationship-building skills, their strategic focus, their teamwork, and a lot of other areas,” says Dr. MacKay.
Hiring a Business Coach or Executive Coach
Before you hire a business coach or executive coach, ask the following questions:
*Can you relate to them? Choose someone who you feel a connection with. However, remember that your business coach is not your friend or your therapist.
*What are their credentials? Get info on the business coach's training and experience.
*What is their approach? Find out how they plan to work with you over time to create action plans and set goals.
*How do they measure success?
*Can they give you examples of people/companies they have worked with and helped in the past?
*Do they have referrals you can speak with?
See how business coaching/executive coaching is related to wellness coaching in our Wellness Coaching video section.