{"id":5107,"date":"2014-06-30T06:03:08","date_gmt":"2014-06-30T06:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/centerforcoachingcertification.com\/coachingblog\/?p=5107"},"modified":"2022-09-20T18:21:52","modified_gmt":"2022-09-20T18:21:52","slug":"coaching-gps-for-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/coaching-gps-for-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Coaching \u2013 GPS for Business"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Coaching<\/a>Increasingly start-up, small, and mid-sized business owners are seeking a coach<\/a> to help move in their right direction.\u00a0 This makes sense \u2013 after all, while they are great at the work, there are areas of business ownership and management that call for additional support<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The starting point is knowing where you are and defining where you want to go with your business.\u00a0 To get started in the right direction, a coach will ask questions.\u00a0 This process provides the business owner with clarity as well as helping choose the direction. Examples of questions include:<\/p>\n

1. What stage are you in for your business? Please explain.
\n\u2022 Start-up
\n\u2022 Growing
\n\u2022 Maintaining
\n\u2022 Sustainable
\n\u2022 Strategy
\n2. What is the history of your business?
\n3. What is your passion for the business?
\n4. What are your ideas for the business?
\n5. What is your vision for the business?
\n6. What is your business strategy?
\n7. Prioritize the coaching focus starting with this list:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Create or re-develop Mission and Vision statements
\n\u2022 Business Planning
\n\u2022 Marketing<\/a> and Social Media Planning
\n\u2022 Refining Plans
\n\u2022 Strategizing
\n\u2022 Exploring Ideas
\n\u2022 Action Planning
\n\u2022 Project Management
\n\u2022 Customer Service
\n\u2022 Operational Efficiency
\n\u2022 Financial Management
\n\u2022 Growth
\n\u2022 Sustainability
\n\u2022 Increasing Efficiencies
\n\u2022 Employee Management
\n\u2022 Vendor Relations
\n\u2022 Other
\nClarity of the starting point and priorities for the direction maximize coaching<\/a> as your GPS for reaching the destination.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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