| What if you could have a 500% plus return for | | | | curriculum should also be easily adapted to other |
| very dollar that you invested in your employees? | | | | training and development group sessions as well |
| What would that mean for your business? | | | | as to the different roles within the organization |
| Possibly right now you are thinking that this is not | | | | including Executive Leadership, Management, |
| possible and even if it was, any business owner | | | | Supervision and Leadership. |
| would jump at the chance for such an incredible | | | | Third, coaching is a personal relationship between |
| investment? | | | | the coach and the client. Your employees must |
| First, it is true. So begin looking for that jump | | | | feel comfortable with the coach. Some preliminary |
| rope. According to a recent report by | | | | communication should take place with your |
| MetrixGlobal for a Fortune 500 company, | | | | employees before the implementation of a |
| executive coaching provided a 529% return on | | | | coaching program. |
| investment. This report is supported by other | | | | Fourth, the coaching curriculum should be |
| research including Dell Computers. Half of the 761 | | | | structured, proven and provide numerous |
| senior managers at Dell Computer Corporation | | | | opportunities for application and feedback. |
| recently received executive coaching within a | | | | Fifth, everyone in the organization needs to |
| two-year time period. Dell has been actively | | | | support and reinforce the coaching program. |
| monitoring these managers through | | | | Management above those in the coaching |
| pre-determined measurements. One of these | | | | program must understand and be in agreement |
| criterion indicates that executives who received | | | | with the program. |
| coaching tended to be promoted more often than | | | | To be truly effective, an excellent coaching |
| those who were not coached. | | | | approach extends beyond the professional life into |
| If you are now convinced that coaching is a viable | | | | the personal life. For it is within each individual |
| strategy to enhance your bottom line, then what | | | | personally where the performance excellence |
| do you need to do as a business owner to | | | | evolves. |
| implement a coaching program? | | | | Coaching is a proven way to dramatically enhance |
| First, research any coach or coaching organization | | | | your bottom line provided you incorporate at least |
| that you are considering. Ask for specific | | | | these five strategies. By taking such action, you |
| references where measurable results were put in | | | | can achieve your goals quicker and leave your |
| place prior to the coaching. The coaching should | | | | competition in the dust. That is unless of course |
| be results focused with clearly identifiable | | | | they decide to enact a coaching initiative before |
| measurements. Also, coaching certification should | | | | you do. So what are you waiting for? |
| not be a limiting factor as many certified coaches | | | | Word Count 472 |
| fail to earn even mid five figures. The determining | | | | Copyright 2005(c) Leanne Hoagland-Smith, |
| factor should be about the results that the coach | | | | This article may be freely published. Permission to |
| has delivered with his or her clients. | | | | publish this article, electronically or in print, as long |
| Second, look for a coaching program that works | | | | as the bylines are included, with a live link, and the |
| with your company and can be quickly and | | | | article is not changed in any way (grammatical |
| affordably aligned to your company's culture. This | | | | corrections accepted). |