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Reasons To Hire A Coach
Working with a coach is an important commitment. What are some
of the reasons people are partnering with a coach today? I will
borrow from, paraphrase and expand upon CoachU's excellent list
of reasons:1
To Make Significant Changes
A coach is uniquely trained to support people in making
fundamental and permanent change in all areas of life, business,
career, relationships and quality of life.
To Better Deal With Uncertainty
Flatter, leaner organizational structures mean that there is
less day-to-day direction from the top. Individuals are expected
to form networks within and outside their organizations, master
the skills of creative collaboration, respond to frequently
changing priorities and assume personal responsibility for
setting their own direction. A coach can help you develop
effective change-management strategies.
To Make Better Decisions
As the pace of life increases, so have the multitude of choices
available. By partnering with a coach you can begin to make
sense of the options that are available today and make better
decisions.
To Set Better Goals
One of my favorite ways to describe what I do (as a coach) is
paraphrased from something Stephen Covey said: Coaching is:
making sure the ladder of success you are climbing is leaned
against the right building — and helping you climb it faster,
more effectively and happily than you might by yourself. You
will set better goals by exploring who you are, and choosing the
best path for you. (italicized text added).
To Reach Goals Faster
This is the second half of the success ladder comparison
mentioned just previously. A coach provides, among other things,
proven strategies and unwavering support.
To Become More Successful Financially
The one asset that everyone has is their ability to earn. This
asset either appreciates or depreciates over time. A coach can
help you understand the gifts and abilities you have and the
ways in which you can maximize your earning ability (and to
identify and eliminate any negative financial habits which might
be holding you back).
To Get Ahead Professionally
Responsibility for advancement professionally increasingly rests
with the individual. As our society transforms itself to one
based on information and globalization increases, the ability
for individuals to learn and grow becomes more and more
important. A coach can help you realize your true strengths and
passions and developing them to maximize your potential.
To Deal With The Influence of Technology
The Internet is rapidly becoming the hub of the global
marketplace and understanding of, and proficiency with,
information and its technologies is increasingly important. With
the growth of technology people are challenged to clearly see
their place in an organization and/or society in general. A
coach can help you see the effects of the world we are living in
and help you slow down enough to get to the source of what is
holding you back from having the life you really want.
To Have A Collaborative Partner
When you have someone to toss ideas around with, someone who
understands the creative process, someone who expands your
thinking you end up with synergy. Synergy is generally defined
as the whole being greater than the sum of its parts. And it can
make a tremendous difference in how you identify and overcome
problems and obstacles and choose and achieve goals.
To Improve Relationships
It has been said that the quality of one's life is equal to the
quality of their relationships. Your relationship with yourself
and others will make all the difference in your happiness,
achievement (and just about every aspect of your quality of
life). A coach can help you understand how you relate with
yourself and others and how to have the best relationships
possible.
To Make A Bigger Impact On The World
People tend to be driven to make a mark on their world. Many
people are working coaches to identify their unique strengths
and resources and a way to use these to make a local or global
difference, without the traditionally high emotional or physical
cost that (often) comes with leadership.
To Be A Better Leader
Reshaped organizations will have fewer leaders at the top than
traditional vertical organizational structures, and given the
rapidity of change, those at the top will be will incapable of
being (the traditional) repositories of organizational
knowledge. In the new era, leadership will emerge throughout the
organization, regardless of job title or status, and individuals
will (need to) have relationships with "leader coaches" who will
sponsor them in their development of new knowledge and a sense
of vision.
To Simplify Their Lives
You really can have it all and yet simplify your life at
the same time. A coach uses coaching models and assessments to
help people simplify yet enrich their lives at the same time.
To Reduce Stress
Stress seems to be a part of our modern world and it is exacting
a high cost on happiness and fulfillment. Many seek the help of
a coach to understand the sources of, and reduce the, stress
they feel in their lives. The excellent news is that stress is
something we create and thus is something we can reduce (and
even eliminate!).
To Address An Altered Reality of Employment
Contract work, outsourcing, temporary employment, telecommuting
and virtual organizations are but a few of changes in the way
people are redefining employment, as organizations are
downsizing and restructuring to be more competitive. The
workforce of the twenty-first century will not expect to have a
life-long relationship based on dependency with one employer.
Instead, people will have a series of short-term relationships
throughout their careers in which they contribute their
knowledge and expertise to particular business needs. They will
operate more like business owners whose customer is the
corporation. A coach can help you make the most of your talents
and abilities to maximize the performance of your "professional
services corporation."
To Keep Up With The Speed Of Life
Never has the pace been more rapid than it is in today's
marketplace. Organizations must respond quickly and be more
innovative to survive, let alone have a competitive advantage.
This requires a flexible, adaptable workforce. Corporations
simply do not have the reserves to tolerate anything less. A
coach can help develop a clear success strategy to keep your
competitive advantage.
For more information, or to schedule an
initial consultation,
please call 860.656.6742.
Or, click here to send e-mail.
1
CoachU, Inc. The CoachU Personal and Corporate Coach Training
Handbook. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, 2005. |
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