Transform your business with Business Coaching by Alan Wick
Unlock your business's potential with tailored business coaching that meets your specific needs and objectives.
By working with me you'll gain the support, guidance, and accountability needed to challenge the status quo and confidently achieve your business goals.
How business coaching can help you
As your business coach, I can help you with a wide range of areas, including:
Boost Motivation
Exploring what’s driving you (and your partners?) can be really effective for healthy communication and goal setting.
I can help you improve your communication skills, including effective listening, giving feedback, and presenting ideas persuasively.
I help you set clear, measurable goals and develop action plans for achieving them.
Overcome Challenges
I help clients develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills, and to identify and overcome obstacles to success.
I help clients develop the skills and knowledge needed to be effective leaders.
This may include building a strong team, communicating effectively, and making difficult decisions.
Gain Management Skills
I help clients develop strategies for managing their time more effectively. This may include setting priorities, delegating tasks, and learning to say "no" to non-essential activities.
I also provide guidance on financial management, including budgeting, forecasting, and analysing financial statements.
I help clients develop and implement effective marketing strategies to increase revenue and grow their customer base.
Guy Cuthbert, CEO & CTO, Atheon Analytics
"I was faced with a range of issues in my business when I was recommended to Alan. He helped me analyse them and turn them into opportunities. In addition, Alan helped us grow a new revenue stream by 600%. He is a first-class business coach and a genuinely great guy and an invaluable sounding board."
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What to expect from Business Coaching with Alan Wick
We'll tailor a schedule to suit your needs and we'll work together to achieve your goals.
Regular Meetings
I typically meet with my clients regularly, sometimes weekly, sometimes once or twice per month.
This allows me to build a close working relationship with them, and provide tailored guidance and support that is specifically designed to meet each client's unique business needs and goals.
Consultation & Assessment
The coaching process typically begins with an initial consultation, during which I meet you to understand your needs and goals.
This is followed by a period of assessment, during which I may conduct interviews, collect data, and analyse your business performance.
Based on this assessment, I develop a customised coaching plan for you.
Ongoing Support
Throughout the coaching process, I work closely with you to help you set clear, measurable goals and develop action plans for achieving them.
I also provide ongoing support and guidance to help you stay on track and make progress towards your goals.
John Wyer, CEO Bowles & Wyer
"Alan changed the way we look at the world. He has helped us see things differently from the outside in, and evaluate our internal environment with a fresh perspective, so we’ve been able to restructure effectively. Through his business coaching, Alan helps people to understand their own businesses better than they could before, and he has helped transform ours."
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Benefits of Business Coaching with Alan Wick
We'll tailor a schedule to suit your needs and we'll work together to achieve your goals.
Objective Perspective
One of the key benefits of business coaching is that it provides you with a sounding board and an objective perspective conveyed through stimulating discussion.
I can help you to identify and overcome obstacles to success, and to see your business and yourself more objectively.
I can also provide guidance on how to tackle difficult challenges and help you to stay focused and motivated.
Learning
Another benefit of business coaching with me is that I will help you to develop new skills and knowledge.
I can provide you with the tools and resources you need to become more effective.
Work-Life Integration
I can also help you achieve better work-life integration.
Many entrepreneurs and business leaders find it difficult to disconnect from their work and take time for themselves, leading to burnout and stress.
I can help you prioritise your time and energy, delegate more effectively, and find ways of achieving a better integration between your work and personal life.
Client Story: Sailing into the Sunset
A successful business couple had built up and run a profitable and healthy engineering services company. After 25 years they wanted to sell but didn't know how to ensure they would get enough income to live off for the rest of their lives, if they chose. After in-depth conversations with them, and a full appraisal of their business using a RealityCheck®, we established that there would indeed be a shortfall. I worked with them for two years, adding value across the board, including finding a hidden asset in the business in the shape of software they'd created that was valued at over £1m alone. Having introduced the couple to various corporate finance houses, they sold their business for an eight figure sum, leaving a strong business with a motivated senior management team deftly holding the reins.
FAQs
What is Business Coaching?
Business coaching is a professional and personal service built on trust. It helps entrepreneurs, leaders, managers and executives improve their performance and achieve their goals. It’s generally conducted through regular, structured sessions that aim to enlighten the client’s awareness and adapt their behaviours to achieve more success. Business coaching has become increasingly popular in recent years, as more and more entrepreneurs, leaders, managers and executives recognise the value of having an experienced and objective coach to help them achieve their goals. The benefits of business coaching are numerous, and include improved performance, increased productivity, better time management, enhanced communication skills, and increased confidence and motivation.
What is the role of a Business Coach?
Each business coach will have their own approach, and their own areas of expertise and experience. It's important for you to find a coach with skills and firsthand knowledge in the areas that are most relevant to your business. Also it’s crucial to have aligned core values. As your business coach, it’s my job to increase your capabilities by challenging the status quo, asking you questions and guiding you to find your own answers, rather than telling you how things should be done. I work with clients on a one-to-one basis (meaning one of me with one business at a time), providing guidance, feedback, support, and accountability to help you reach your full potential. I help entrepreneurs, leaders, managers and executives identify their strengths and weaknesses, set goals, and create action plans to achieve them.
Is business coaching worth the investment?
Absolutely. The objective viewpoint from an experienced outsider can be invaluable. I can help you to identify and overcome blockers in your business and help you to unlock your own and your business's potential and get you to where you want to go. Don’t just take my word for it. Two well-known business leaders, Eric Schmidt, former CEO of Google, and Bill Gates, Founder of Microsoft, speak to the value of business coaching. After saying, “I don’t really need a coach, I’ve been an experienced CEO for many years,” Schmidt was persuaded to work with an experienced business coach, and was soon convinced. “What stood out is that he excelled with sky-high EQ and knowing people and culture. He understood how to solve human problems and motivate people.” In summary, by providing expert guidance, support, and accountability, business coaching can help clients improve their own and their business’s performance, overcome challenges, and achieve their goals.
What are the differences between Coaching, Consulting and Mentoring?
Here's a diagram that illustrates the key differences:
