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Do you even need a business coach?

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Everyone, even seasoned CEO’s can use a good coach who knows how to bring out the best in a person, is knowledgeable about the business process, and who has an extended list of relationships to call upon to fill needs that become obvious in the coaching process. Business coaches come in all sizes and shapes.

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Are you still flexible enough to be coached?

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Email readers, continue here…] Everything happens faster these days than even a few years ago, especially in the arena of technology, where many new businesses are developed each month to solve problems or take advantage of opportunities that existed at the moment of an entrepreneur’s vision for the future. Don’t be one of those.

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An experienced coach has seen your movie before.

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Business coaches come in all sizes and shapes. Photo courtesy IBM Business Coaching. But by far the best coaches are those that have lived through the process you’re going through and built successful enterprises in your same industry. Email readers, continue here…] How do you pay a coach?

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Some great coaches are younger than you are.

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Email readers, continue here…] I recall vividly one such “adult” experience. But most of all, I had to gain acceptance as “one of us” in an environment where my CEO coaching and my money did not count. The post Some great coaches are younger than you are. My story of learning to be comfortable as an “adult” manager.

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Why we should fire fast, not last!

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After hiring someone with all the attendant enthusiasm followed by the training and learning curve, if an employee shows signs of weakness in the job or problems dealing with contemporaries, it is the natural tendency for most of us to go first into coaching mode and reset the observation clock to see if our excellent coaching does the job.

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Some great coaches are younger than you are.

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Email readers, continue here.] But most of all, I had to gain acceptance as “one of us” in an environment where my CEO coaching and my money did not count. Yes, age often has something to do with it. I recall vividly one such experience. That was a lesson for me.

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An experienced coach has seen your movie before.

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Business coaches come in all sizes and shapes. Email readers continue here.] How do you pay a coach? If the coach is also a significantly large investor such as a VC fund, the board member-coach will offer a limited amount of time outside of board work at no extra cost, all for the good of the investment.

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