In recent years business coaching has become increasingly popular. Entrepreneurs have begun to see the value in having an experienced, external coach help them achieve their goals. The objective and unbiased gaze of a contemporary entering into your regime alone can be enough to force business owners to evaluate their own practises.

The benefits are numerous, and vary wildly on where the individual wants to improve, but can range from improved performance, increased productivity, and increased motivation to enhancing communication skills, better forward planning and course correcting your businesses direction and intentions.

Business Coaching, much like therapy, relies on the willingness to look inside themselves and their practises to identify their strengths, weaknesses, set goals and create achievable plans to deliver both short and long term satisfaction. As a business coach I seek to support you by providing guidance, honest and realistic feedback, encouragement, accountability and an ear when you need it. Working with you to scaffold development and help you reach your potential.

Business coaching typically involves regularly meeting with clients to build a therapeutic relationship. This allows coaches to build a clear understanding of the internal systems of your business and the difficulties you face while managing them - allowing them to tailor their support to meet your exact goals.

Following an initial consultation where the coach meets with the client to understand their needs the coaching should be generally client led where you can focus on any area you wish to improve on, even shifting focus session to session. Each session is followed by a reassessment period where the coach can help you understand your own issues and anxieties and develop a customised plan to help you achieve your goals.

Business coaching can help develop a wide range of skills, and work to resolve numerous issues. These can include :

• Goal Setting : help clients identify the needs of their business, set clear measurable goals and outcomes and work toward achieving them

• Management Skills : from your own time management to being an effective leader - work to identify your weakness and develop strategies to overcome them. This may include setting priorities, delegation and learnign to say “no”.

• Digital Literacy Skills : in todays modern age it is difficult to manage any sort of business without an online presence - learn the ropes of social media, develop a deeper understanding of turning the algorithms in your favour or build user friendly systems for your own eccomerce.

• Branding and Marketing - client development, understanding your target audience and how to reach them, adapting to a changing industry or bringing your business in line with the vision and values you have for it.

• Communication - Develop your interpersonal skills with staff and clients. Develop effective listening, your ability to give useful feedback, presenting ideas persuasively, haggling, and public speaking.