What it is
A structured working relationship with someone whose job is to improve your business and hold you to what you said you would do.
You meet regularly. You work to a plan you built. You review real numbers. Your coach brings a tested framework and the questions you have been avoiding.
What it is not
- Consultancy. Nobody hands you a strategy document. You build the plan and your coach makes sure it is the right one and that it actually happens.
- Mentoring. A mentor shares their experience when you ask. A coach works to a system and chases you.
- A course, or therapy. The measure is what changed in the business.
Who it suits
Coaching works best for owners of established Irish businesses, usually past the survival stage, with a team, real turnover and genuine ambition. It works badly for anyone hoping to buy a solution rather than build one.
What it costs
Fees are set against the size and profitability of your business rather than a flat rate, and agreed openly before you commit to anything. You will get a specific figure at your strategy session. We have written more about this on our pricing page.
Where to go next
- How coaching works — the first conversation through to quarterly planning
- The ActionCOACH Business Operating System — the method every programme delivers
- Our programmes — one to one, group and 12-week training
- Our guarantee — two promises, both meant literally