Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Why is it a positive move for any executive to hire a coach?
A: Most business leaders find that being coached has an immediate and lasting effect on their performance.
Q: What do business leaders find by far the most reassuring in being coached?
A: To have an independent, trustworthy, confidential and supportive "sounding board" who listens, but also queries, challenges and critiques.
Q: What is the most important thing a coach will create and facilitate?
A: Positive Change that will benefit the individual and the organisation as a whole.
Q: What is the difference between mentoring and coaching?
A: A mentor uses his skills and knowledge to give advice. A coach does not give advice but uses tried and tested coaching models and tools to get the very best out of people on their own terms.
Q: What are the most frequently occurring problems that a coach can and will solve?
A:
- I am losing focus and I need to be challenged
- I have difficulties setting goals for myself
- I have concerns about my company
- I could do with a trusted sounding board to bounce off some of my thinking
- I wish I could be challenged, stretched and inspired
- I could do with an independent view on the state of my team or my company
- Part of my management team does not function as well as they should
- I need help in changing direction
- I have too many responsibilities and I can't get enough done
- Without me, the company would go down
- I don't have enough time to have a proper home life
- I sometimes need somebody to hold me accountable
- I find it difficult to get going in the morning
- I have reached a glass ceiling and my dreams are evaporating
- I need to consider the next step in my career, but I have no idea where to begin
Q: How can I make sure that I receive a return on my investment when spending money on coaching?
A: You and your Coach create some measurable results that can be recognised to be successful financially (increased revenue/profitability), structurally (better functioning management team) and personally (more focus and better performance) due to the coach's intervention
Q: What are my competitors doing in terms of coaching and can I afford to miss out?
A: 95% of UK companies utilise coaching to enhance the performance of their leaders, their staff and their organisations in general. It is more than likely that your competitors are among them.
Q: What are the main personal characteristics that most business leaders feel coaching gives them?
A: Confidence, focus and finding out more about themselves
Q: How long does a coaching arrangement last?
A: 6 or 12 months (can be extended to 18 months). 6 months is the minimum to bring about the necessary positive change within an organisation.