There are many reasons organizations, HR, and executives hire coaches to help them succeed. As one area of your life improves (such as career, business, or financial), it increases the others by having a ripple effect. I have assembled 7 reasons why HR and executives are hiring coaches:
1. “I have no one to support me with my goals.”
Let’s face it, sometimes, being in HR is lonely! A Business Coach can devote one hundred percent of his or her time to you and the success of your business… Think of your Business coach as some one whose only desire is to focus on the topic “All About You and the Success of your Business”. Your business coach will help you plan, come up with ideas, and encourage you to face your fears to move you in the right direction to your success.
2. “I feel like there is little I can do to take a step forward… I am stuck”
Your Business Coach can serve as an third person view of your situation and help you figure out how to get past an obstacle. Remember, it is easier to see the problem from the eyes of some one who is not stuck in it, which is why a Business Coach’s input is very valuable.
3. Many leaders in the business world find themselves working in the business, but not working on the business.
Many times you find yourself handle mundane tasks without taking the time to find out what impacts the future growth of your organization and developing strategic initiatives to propel them forward.
4. Time management is a constant struggle. Many HR professionals and executives feel that they are wasting too much time doing certain tasks and feel their time can best be utilized elsewhere. A coach can help you improve your time management skills and help you set goals to get you where you want to be.
5. Most HR professionals and top business executives, find themselves struggling to find a happy balance with their work and personal life.
This can lead to unneeded stress in the work place and make their time at home less enjoyable. A coach can assist you in uncovering these issues overcoming obstacles causing this.
6. To have your employees in alignment with the company’s vision.
Too often, organization dynamics change and yet the employees are left thinking they are geared towards a certain vision, therefore, productivity suffers. Hiring a coach assists in bringing your workforce into alignment with where you want to go.
7. Because champions, leaders, Harry Potter, and Yoda had one.
Even the greatest of leaders have a coach to help them make it to the top and beyond.
Let’s face it, organizations are constantly changing, which subject your current employees to vulnerability and become less engaged in the business and vision if left they are not cultivated. The Gallup Management Journal (GMJ) states “Engaged employees are more productive, profitable, safer, create stronger customer relationships, and stay longer with their company than less engaged employees.”
This research indicates that “workplace engagement is also a powerful factor in catalyzing ‘outside-the-box’ thinking to improve management and business processes as well as customer service.” (GMJ 10/12/2006).
For Brandon Moreno, his work as a distinguished consultant, speaker, and coach isn’t just a job, it’s a mission. After logging nearly two decades as a master facilitator in conflict resolution and human capital management coaching organizations and people, he’s developed a unique program called the 4-M Paradigm™ to take people to the next level – guiding them to get more out of life by shattering their inner illusions. Clients from Fortune 500 companies to cultural creatives are embracing his Leading Edge Thought principles and techniques.
Brandon Moreno is the co-author of a forthcoming book called, Wake Up … Live the Life You Love: Bouncing Back and will be receiving his certification as a Core Energy Coach from iPEC and accreditation from the International Coaching Federation later this year. In addition, Brandon currently sits on the Board of Directors and acts as Vice President of Professional Membership for the San Diego Recruiters Roundtable (SDRR), which includes San Diego’s largest and best known HR networking communities that serve Human Resources professionals, executives, and consultants. He also serves as a mediator for the National Conflict Resolution Center.
Brandon Moreno
Business Advisor | Coach | HR Mgmt Consultant | Speaker
Leading Edge Thought
www.yourthoughtsbecome.com