A blank page approach to coaching
There are many misconceptions about what a business coach is and can do for your business: I am convinced that this is mainly because coaching is still an unregulated profession and literally any cowboy can call himself coach and start trading. Business owners that have been exposed to these lesser professional coaches often report very […]
Procrastination: a few coaching questions to help you moving on
Procrastination is a common issue that I encounter when working with solopreneurs and people running small businesses. Procrastination can be defined as “putting off a pending task because of laziness, lack of interest” or different prioritization about what should be done. Without a precise and well defined mechanism of accountability we choose tasks we like […]
What is the real cause behind that delayed task?
While working with a client this week I helped her to identify the real reason for her to delay a very important action and putting it off for more than a month. Two sessions before the client, that I will call AB to protect her privacy, decided that it was pivotal for her business to […]
11 questions to ask before hiring a business coach
More and more people are nowadays becoming accustomed to the idea that businesses can be coached and effectively helped to enhance their performance, in a broad range of business management areas. As the market is still totally unregulated many people are defining themselves coaches overnight without feeling the need of proper training. This could have […]
Accountability and clarity of distance: where self coaching fails
This post discusses how self coaching fails because of lack of accountability toward a second person as well as lack of clarity when taking important decisions. See how coaching can help in this whole process.