There’s a newer piece of the work puzzle that has taken the business world by storm in the past several years. Can you guess what it is?
Coaching.
Whenever you speak to a business owner, it is highly likely that they have a business coach or a personal life coach or have had one in the past. In this article, we will discuss what a coach is, why you should have one and how coaching helps build culture in the business world.
What is a coach?
To start, let’s define what a business coach is. A business coach is someone who is hired by a business professional to help them gain a leg up in their business. They are a third party who has no associations with the company. The coach is hired to help company leaders organize, focus their goals and better their businesses.
These people are also known as mentors, consultants and even business partners.
In addition to business coaches, there is a huge world out there for life coaches. You can find relationship coaches, intimacy coaches, financial coaches, etc. Whatever you’re hoping to do better in your life, there is a coach for it nowadays.
What does a business coach help with?
A coach can help a company in so many different business aspects. Whether it’s company culture, management styles, sales growth and business development.
A business coach can be brought in during any time. If your company is a new business, a coach could be fantastic at the beginning to bring your goals into fruition. A coach can also be helpful when a company is facing a problem that they’re not able to solve themselves. The coach can help with vision and direction while keeping the managers and owners accountable for actions.
Who does the business coach help?
While a business coach is helpful for the company owners, they are also super beneficial to the employees as well. A coach can help owners with workplace happiness, employee retention, reducing stress while improving workplace results, etc. If you’re hoping to improve the workplace vibe within your company, hiring a business coach is a good idea.
How does coaching build culture?
If we’ve realized anything in the past several years, it’s that people want answers. It’s one common thread that brings us all together. While coaches are trained to not tell you the answers, people use them to help themselves find those answers. Coaches can help you locate the answers within yourself through sessions.
Having a coach helps people begin to open up, question things internally and then voice them and ask questions out loud. They can begin to understand what role questions play within your business and for their employees.
Research suggests that asking more questions of others actually increases our likability and it can accelerate our ability to form bonds with people.
Simply put.. Questions build culture and coaching is all about asking questions and finding the answer.
Interested to learn more?
If you’re interested in learning more about coaching or other avenues that will help increase the culture in your workplace, reach out to Navy & Sage today. We’re here to offer sustainable benefits plans with attention to what your company’s needs are. This can include wellness packages, HR services and more. Contact us today and let’s chat about what you’re looking for and how we can help.
