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Written By: Don Smullen, Business Solutions Advisor<\/strong><\/p>\n

If a baseball player hits over 300, he\u2019s probably going to be an All-Star.\u00a0 But why doesn\u2019t he hit 400 every month? Because it\u2019s hard!\u00a0 Professional players work at improving their craft; they have a cast of other professionals to support them. Where is your support?<\/p>\n

Why Executive Coaching?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Sometimes even the most senior manager, director, or owner needs a little support. Too often, an individual is overwhelmed and \u201ctoo close to the action<\/em>\u201d to manage at his or her top performance. The individual may be a second-generation owner who spent his or her entire career in the family business, or a tenured employee with little to no experience outside of the business.\u00a0 Company managers and leaders often lack a trusted advisor to help them manage their vital role in the business. An executive coach brings three key deliverables to the table:<\/p>\n

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  1. It allows you to view yourself through the lens of an impartial third-party.<\/strong> An outsider to the business, an experienced professional to discuss openly your strengths, challenges, and focus specifically where you need to grow professionally to reach your goals.<\/li>\n
  2. It provides a platform to discuss your team, through the same outside lens.<\/strong> Many times, organizations are frustrated by losing excellent employees; they have invested in these employees and were planning on them to take on key roles. The same frustrations relate to poor performing employees who struggle to make progress. Coaching provides a platform to discuss what is working and what is not working about your approach to both of these categories of your most valuable asset \u2013 your team.<\/li>\n
  3. It adds tools to your toolbox.<\/strong> As we travel through both our personal and professional lives, we gain experiences. Through these experiences, we learn how to approach different situations; the broader our experiences, the more we learn what approaches work, and don\u2019t work. For individuals who have worked in one business their entire career, a coach with a broad background can offer new tools to frustrating situations.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Example and Benefits of Coaching<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    We all can make ourselves and our organization better.\u00a0 Is your team batting 300?\u00a0 Some typical examples of issues that our clients have discussed with us over the past 12 months are on the following topics:<\/p>\n