What You Need to Know Before Hiring a Business Coach
Dana Corey
Helping business owners with companies making $500k - 2M to double their revenue in one year with 33% less hours at work.
What do you need to know before you hire a business coach?
To start with, you need to get clear about where you are right now, where you want to go, and what you need to get there.
? What are your biggest challenges?
? Where do you need more support?
? What is your end goal?
These questions can be difficult to grapple with, but they’re essential to making a data-based decision that’s right for you and your business.
“Finding the right coach for this phase of your entrepreneurial journey requires getting granular about the experience, support, and results you’re looking for.”
Examine Your Expectations
The whole point of hiring a coach is to get results. That’s why setting clear expectations around the support you need, the experience you want to have, and the results you want to see is the first step to finding the right coach for you, right now.
There’s no shortage of coaches in the business world. Finding the right coach for this phase of your entrepreneurial journey requires getting granular about the experience, support, and results you’re looking for.
Or do you want a customized approach offering tools, resources, and guidance based on your unique needs, challenges, and opportunities?
Or would you benefit most from personalized, one-on-one support?
Or are you ready to make a long-term investment in your personal and professional growth?
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Getting the most out of any coaching experience starts with being clear about your goals, how you best learn, and what makes you most–or least–receptive to guidance and feedback. All of these personal factors will impact not only your experience, but the return you get on your investment.
Run the Numbers
Because hiring a specialist to guide and inform your next steps is an investment in your business and your future.?
It can be a lot like buying a house. You go into it with a budget in mind and compromises you’re willing to make, but then you walk into your dream house.
You fall in love with the spacious kitchen, the ground-floor laundry room, and the way the sunlight pours in through the windows – but it costs even more than you bargained for.
Suddenly you’re reconsidering your budget and where you can make adjustments because that dream house feels like home.
Just like your dream home, an accomplished strategist with a track record for delivering high-impact results will come with a price tag that reflects the value they offer and the magic they bring to the table.
That’s why you need to clear about your budget and your priorities before you go any further.?
Even if you can afford to splurge, make sure you know your limitations and what kind of ROI you need to make the expenditure worthwhile.
5 Questions to Ask Before You Hire a Business Coach
Once you’ve set a budget and some priorities, it’s time to start asking some strategic questions about the coaches you’re considering.
1. What kind of results are they most confident in creating?
2. What kind of results have they produced for their clients?
3. What problems do their clients bring into this work? What have they achieved at the end of the engagement?
4. After working together, what goals are their clients achieving year over year? What results are they enjoying?
5. What are their methods? What actually happens when you work together? What does it look like?
I know, it’s a lot to consider, but that’s the point.
The right business coach for you will be committed to making sure that what you need is aligned with the results they deliver. And they’ll be happy to answer your questions.