Even the best business people can benefit from some additional insight and advice at times. It’s hard work starting and running your own business, and an outside perspective can be useful to help you take the next steps at times when you’re at a stage where you’re ready to push your business forward. Hiring a business coach can also help to highlight any issues before they arise and begin to affect your staff. So, how do you know if it’s time for you to hire a business coach?
#1 You want to refocus
Maybe you’re overworked, are spending far too many hours in the office, or you’re feeling overwhelmed with the day-to-day areas of running your business. This feeling can distract your focus, and hiring a business coach can help you to establish a timeline of 6 months, a year, 3 years or more, to get focused again. A good business coach can help you on your way to reaching your business goals by creating a plan of actions over time that are both achievable and ambitious.
#2 It’s time to improve
Having an idea of what needs to improve in your business is a strong starting point to working with a business coach. Whether you have planned ideas, or a simple idea of areas you’d like to look at afresh, your business coach can look at these areas with you to assess what needs to change. They will also help you to commit to this change, personally and professionally, to hold you accountable for your own business goals.
#3 Company culture is toxic
It can also be an indication that it’s time to hire a business coach when your company’s culture needs to change. Maybe there are areas where staff culture is unhealthy, your staff are not motivated, or there’s tension going on. Your business coach can help you to get to the root of these issues, from a fresh perspective where they can see more easily what is going on. They can help you to establish a new, better culture, by improving things according to staff interests where possible, but also through improving communication as a whole.
#4 You want someone to bounce ideas off of
Even the best entrepreneurs can find it hard to work completely alone, and sometimes it can be useful to have someone to bounce ideas off of. You may have the best team supporting you, but still feel the weight of responsibility as the business owner. In this case, your business coach can help you to innovate, take the weight off of yourself, and think creatively to come up with solutions to problems.
#5 You’re ready to push your business… and yourself
To be ready to work with a business coach, you need to be ready to make changes, and your business coach can give you that extra push to ensure that you play your part in this process. They’ll offer you support and advice, whilst also challenging you where needed.
#6 You’re looking to save time and money
This one may sound counter-intuitive since you’ll need to invest both time and money into a business coach… but in the long-run their job is to help you to generate more profit, save money, and provide practical ways to help with your personal and team time management.
If you’re ready to make the step to seeing how a business coach could help you, get in touch with Brian Doubleday today on 07703 107070.
