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Single solo professionals have less and less time, but are facing greater demands both in their businesses, professional and personal lives. These situations along with the success of executive coaching within the corporate worlds have more and more of these Solo Professionals jumping on the executive coaching bandwagon as they travel the road to success.
What executive coaches do is to help solo professionals, executives, small business owners and entrepreneurs reach that next level of excellence, growth and innovation. These coaches predetermine specific measurable benchmarks and then help to align the business, professional and personal lives to create overall balance.
Numerous research studies have revealed significant return on investments when executive coaching is implemented. Also, comparison studies have also shown that the absence of coaching after the initial training was completed resulted in a potential loss of new skills by 87%.
If you truly want to reach that next level of success for your business, your professional live and your personal life, these seven asking questions may help you select the best executive coach to fit your needs.
- Ask for referrals who can confirm that measurable results actually happened. Given that you may be investing anywhere from a couple of thousand to ten thousand dollars not to mentioned tens to hundreds of hours, it is best to validate the executive coach’s results.
- Ask for the time frame of the coaching sessions. Your scheduled sessions should range somewhere between one to two hours to begin with and then eventually tapering off to 30 minutes.
- Ask about the overall coaching process and curriculum. Is the executive coach using a proven process supported by a curriculum that has a proven and established track record? Since coaching is still a relatively new industry, there is a lot of coaching that is done with a process and with untested curriculums. HINT: The process should integrate goal setting, attitudes and self leadership skills.
- Ask about any additional tools. Are there proven tools that support for example the goal setting process? Tools help increase productivity as long as they are relative to your role, are easy to use and deliver measurable outcomes.
- Ask about opportunities for ongoing executive coaching sessions. Reinforcement is critical for sustainable change. Remember, if you were a particular way for 20 to 30 years, will 3 months actually change your behavior?
- Ask about fees. Fees depending upon the recommended solution and the coaches’ experience range from $50 to $200 per hour and up.
- Ask about credentials. Do not be fooled by certification because all certification means is that the coach knows the competencies within that coaching program. What is the experience of the coach including education and work?
If you are considering executive coaching as a solo professional as you walk the road to success, then asking these seven questions should help you in your decision making process.
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