Practical Tips For Texas Business Coaches

Nov 25, 2021

Learn To Listen

One of the most important qualities of business coaches is that they have to be good listeners. After all, how can you know your clients’ pain points when you do not listen? As a business coach, being a good listener means focusing on the other person and their message, whether that is verbal or non-verbal. Good business coaches treat their clients like they are the only thing in the world.

Good listening also entails backtracking. This is a practice where you repeat what our clients say to you or ask them questions regarding what they have just said. Doing either or both cements the message in your mind and confirms that you understand what is being said. It is also a good way to dig further into a pain point because a client can bring up a new idea when you ask questions after they finish telling you something.

Embrace Continuous Learning

The best business coaches provide so much value to their clients because they understand not only their business but everything else that surrounds it. This includes trends, forecasts, and everything else that will affect the business in the short, medium, and long term.

While keeping up with the latest news is great, some business coaches go back to school to gain new insights into new industries and fields. Some go above and beyond to learn the specifics of their client’s industry. For example, if your client is in the logistics business, understanding international geopolitics and how international supply chains work helps immensely.

Understand Corporate Compliance Basics

An important part of being a business coach is helping your clients be compliant. The specific compliance obligations your clients will have to meet will depend on the legal structure of the business and the state. 

In Texas, for example, some legal compliance obligations include filing tax returns at the right time, keeping licensing up to date, and keeping all relevant legal documents intact. Other obligations may not be strictly required by law but go a long way in protecting the business. Some of these include keeping corporate meeting records, keeping all records of interactions between employees and clients with the business, and investing in Texas workers compensation insurance.

In some cases, business coaches have to work with legal and accounting departments to ensure their clients understand and are meeting their obligations.

Learn To Teach

Passing on information to others is not teaching. Good business coaches can impart knowledge to their clients by helping them understand the message. Many successful business people value their time and thus want practical help in the least amount of time possible.

Learning to teach will help you balance information density and simplicity to ensure you are passing on as much information and knowledge as possible in the little time you can and in a way your clients will understand and easily digest.

Be Open to Feedback and Criticism

Being open to feedback and criticism can be seen as one part of listening, and it is very helpful if you want to become a better business coach. Think about the clients and people you have worked with in the past and seek feedback from them.

Understandably, some of them will have nice things to say about you and your services while others will not. Such feedback will help you know what your shortcomings are and point out areas of improvement. Continuous feedback will help you keep improving and providing the most value to your clients.

Being a business coach means being trusted to offer advice that can affect the direction and future of a business. It is, therefore, important to take the time to be the best business coach you can be so you can be useful to your clients.

As a business coach, people will turn to you for advice on a variety of subjects, including how to maintain and grow their businesses. To help your clients the best way you can, you should try to be the best business coach you can. By doing so, you can offer your clients a lot of value and become a sought-after business coach. The following tips will help you help your clients succeed while also helping you expand your services.

The best business coaches provide so much value to their clients because they understand not only their business but everything else that surrounds it. This includes trends, forecasts, and everything else that will affect the business in the short, medium, and long term.

While keeping up with the latest news is great, some business coaches go back to school to gain new insights into new industries and fields. Some go above and beyond to learn the specifics of their client’s industry. For example, if your client is in the logistics business, understanding international geopolitics and how international supply chains work helps immensely.

Understand Corporate Compliance Basics

An important part of being a business coach is helping your clients be compliant. The specific compliance obligations your clients will have to meet will depend on the legal structure of the business and the state. 

In Texas, for example, some legal compliance obligations include filing tax returns at the right time, keeping licensing up to date, and keeping all relevant legal documents intact. Other obligations may not be strictly required by law but go a long way in protecting the business. Some of these include keeping corporate meeting records, keeping all records of interactions between employees and clients with the business, and investing in Texas workers compensation insurance.

In some cases, business coaches have to work with legal and accounting departments to ensure their clients understand and are meeting their obligations.

Learn To Teach

Passing on information to others is not teaching. Good business coaches can impart knowledge to their clients by helping them understand the message. Many successful business people value their time and thus want practical help in the least amount of time possible.

Learning to teach will help you balance information density and simplicity to ensure you are passing on as much information and knowledge as possible in the little time you can and in a way your clients will understand and easily digest.

Be Open to Feedback and Criticism

Being open to feedback and criticism can be seen as one part of listening, and it is very helpful if you want to become a better business coach. Think about the clients and people you have worked with in the past and seek feedback from them.

Understandably, some of them will have nice things to say about you and your services while others will not. Such feedback will help you know what your shortcomings are and point out areas of improvement. Continuous feedback will help you keep improving and providing the most value to your clients.

Being a business coach means being trusted to offer advice that can affect the direction and future of a business. It is, therefore, important to take the time to be the best business coach you can be so you can be useful to your clients.

 

 

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