Frequently Asked Questions

1. What is business coaching?

Imagine you're an athlete with a dream of playing in college or pro leagues such as the PGA Tour, but you only have 12 months to make it happen or face a "regular job". Would you spend endless hours trying to improve on your own, potentially ingraining bad habits, or would you invest in an experienced coach who can help you identify your strengths and weaknesses while you play? By providing you with opportunities to improve and identifying potential pitfalls as you progress, a coach can help you on your journey to success. The same principle applies to business coaching.

We may have been taught ‘business studies’ at school, college or university, but this never prepared us for the reality of owning or leading a company. Your business coach will train you, guide you, mentor you and hold you accountable for your goals and actions. Your coach will help you to analyze your ‘business goals’ but they will not kick the ball for you. They will become your confidant, your teacher and your compassionate, yet uncompromising friend. 

2. Why would I need a business coach?

There are endless reasons why a business owner, leader or senior manager would benefit from the support of a professional business coach. Being a business leader can be a lonely occupation as you need to wear many hats and often have little support outside of your family and friends.

Your ActionCOACH will become your mentor, confidant and compassionate yet uncompromising friend. Your ActionCOACH will be there to guide you through the tough times and celebrate with you as you achieve your successes. 

3. What is group coaching?

Group coaching is a method that involves coaching multiple individuals at once. In this approach, the coach works with a group of people who share common goals, challenges, or circumstances.

The group is a supportive environment where members give each other feedback, provide mutual support and develop a sense of community.

Our membership group coaching programs are designed around our ‘CARE’ philosophy.

‘C’ stands for ‘community’. Each of our group programs harnesses the power of shared learning and sense-making in a safe personal development ecosystem with other business owners and leaders at a similar stage in their journeys.

‘A’ stands for ‘Accountability’. Here you will be held to account by other members of your program in a supportive, fun environment. They want you to succeed and will challenge you to ensure that you achieve the goals and actions you set for yourself.

‘R’ stands for ‘Results’ as you will share and celebrate your successes with your peers and inspire one another to achieve even greater heights.

‘E’ stands for ‘Education’. All of our programs are facilitated by a World-Class certified ActionCOACH Business Coach and supported by the world’s No.1 resource for business growth and education. You will learn new strategies, tools and frameworks to implement into your life and business straight away, ultimately empowering you to achieve the goals you have set for yourself.

4. Are there extra charges to implement the strategies?

Absolutely not! You will find that implementing these strategies will actually save you money! Whether you are on a group or 1:1 coaching program, you will be shown how to implement strategies and then be held accountable to do or delegate the work by your coach and your peers in the community.

Everyone in the ActionCOACH family is committed to your business and personal growth and you will find support is happily given whenever you need it – whether that is from your coaches team or our wider ActionCOACH community of incredible business leaders.

5. Will business coaching work for my business, industry or specific problem?

The ActionCOACH coaching system has been proven to work in businesses of all shapes, sizes, industries and at every stage of development. Thousands of businesses worldwide have been coached to success using these proven methodologies. Whilst every business and team are different, the challenges they face are often remarkably similar.

Your ActionCOACH will help you identify the root causes of your challenges and the barriers that prevent you from achieving success. Instead of just addressing the symptoms, your coach will work with you to choose the best strategies that will help you overcome these obstacles. Together, you will create a strategic roadmap that will guide you to the success you desire. 

6. How much time or work will I have to put in?

The main purpose of coaching is to help you become more efficient and effective in how you invest all of your resources, especially your time, which is the most valuable of them all. At the start of the coaching journey, we focus on time management to help you analyse your relationship with time, identify how you're currently spending it and provide you with clarity around your choices. This will help you make significant improvements in both productivity and efficiency, allowing you to invest more of your time working on the business as a true leader rather than in the business as just a part of the machinery.

We strongly recommend that you dedicate at least 20% of your time to working on activities, and we will assist you in finding ways to achieve this goal.