Coaching is about a supportive relationship built on openness, trust and
honesty. Coaching challenges and develops thinking, ideas, behaviours
and attitudes. Coaching supports you in living the life you know you can
accomplish, professionally and personally. In the past 2 years coaching
has become a mass-market in corporate Britain; a growth industry which
is booming.
There are 101 reasons to hire a coach including:- to become better
organised; to advance my career; develop my mind and intellect;
eliminate 'tolerations'; develop excellence; increase the profits of my
business; develop my working relationships; for my personal growth.
No matter where you are in life, there is always a desire for more. More
success, more money; closer relationships etc. Human nature leads us to
want more, be more, become more. All great sports people and great
performers have a coach. Tiger Woods would say he knows how to play
golf, but his coach is probably the most important person in his life.
All types of people hire coaches including those doing really well in
their lives.
The focus of the coaching may be on business goals or personal goals.
Very often the two overlap so much that they become inseparable. What
you are and who you are does affect your professional life (and
vice-versa). Many things happen in coaching including taking yourself
more seriously; taking responsibility for your life; setting bigger and
better goals.
According to the 1999 Survey on Coaching undertaken by the Industrial
Society, over 60% of respondents stated that coaching increases
creativity, learning and knowledge management within organisations. The
February 2000 issue of Fortune magazine stated that in many
organisations' coaches work as change agents; developing individual
performance and boosting profits.
The specific benefits depend on you and your situation however, they
nearly always include making better decisions for you and your business,
and having more fun.
Most coaches ask for a three to nine month commitment supported by a
coaching agreement. Much coaching is done via the telephone,
interspersed with face to face coaching/group coaching. Typically
telephone coaching takes place three times a month for approximately 30
minutes a call.
As long as you experience coaching and you're open minded then you'll
know within 30 days that it's a worthwhile investment for you. If
however, you as an individual gain absolutely NOTHING from your coaching
within the first 30 days then you can have 100% money back from your
coaching.
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