Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Business Coaching: Coaches Are Not Just For Sports

Do you remember when you were a small child and you would watch an older child play a sport, and you would think how amazing they were? Then as you got older you would play sports and try to do everything just like the pros. However for some reason you were never able to do things just like they were able to do them.

I think one of the best things about playing organized sports is the ability to learn the sport from a coach. I remember when I was really young playing basketball, I had a great coach. He taught me how to shoot, pass, and dribble much better than I was ever able to do them before. He was able to relate to me in a way that helped me to understand how to play the game better.

Many successful entrepreneurs take this same approach when trying to create a successful business. Sometimes these entrepreneurs enlist the help of a business coach. Business coaching can be used in many different ways to help a business become a successful one.

A business coach is used to help a person make their business process more successful. Do not confuse a business coach with a consultant, because a consultant is usually brought in for advice on a single project, or a few similar projects. A business coach is brought in to take a business down a path that will lead to a more successful business overall.

Business coaching can help many different types of businesses including startups, corporations, small businesses, and even franchises. These business coaches usually have a lot of prior experience managing a business and can help to guide their employers in the right direction when critical processes are being planned. Just like my old basketball coach was able to relate to me to help me better understand how to play basketball, a business coach is also there to help an entrepreneur understand how to run a business better and more efficiently.

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