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Can you recommend a good coach?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Any professional sportsman or woman worth their salt works with a coach. Not because they have a problem, but because they want to excel at their sport, to be the best they can be.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s the same in business. Senior Executives, leaders and managers are increasingly recognising the benefits of working 1-2-1 with a coach, focusing on topics such as resilience, motivation, strategic thinking or handling difficult situations. The benefits extend far beyond the individual being coached. The results of working with a coach also impacts on the team and ultimately the business success.<\/p>\n

Finding a good quality Executive or Leadership coach isn\u2019t as straight-forward as you would think, at least it wasn\u2019t until the Trusted Coach Directory was launched in November 2016. We talked to Founder and Leadership Coach Helen Isacke to find out more.<\/p>\n

Q1. Can’t I just find a coach on the internet?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yes, you can, but frustratingly anybody can call themselves a professional coach. Coaching is still an unregulated industry.<\/p>\n

To the outsider, there is a bewildering array of levels of coaching accreditations and qualifications, and getting to grips with what each of them represents can be confusing, as well as time-consuming.<\/p>\n

In short, you don\u2019t know what you are getting when you engage an individual coach listed on the internet. You may be attracted to a coach who has a slick website, but this doesn\u2019t mean that they have a credible coaching background with a genuine track record of developing clients.<\/p>\n

It is far too easy to make a wrong and costly choice, which will set you back rather than propel you forwards.<\/p>\n

Q2. OK, how about if I’ve been recommended a coach?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Coaching isn\u2019t a \u2018one size fits all\u2019<\/em> industry – what is right for one person won\u2019t necessarily be right for another. Like a leader, every coach has a unique personality and has different areas of expertise and specialist topics.<\/p>\n

To find the right coach for you, or for one of your team, you are more likely to have a successful outcome when you have spoken to two or three coaches to see who is the best fit.<\/p>\n

The Trusted Coach Directory (TCD)<\/strong> verifies all its coaches and lists them to allow you to pinpoint exactly what type of coach you are looking for. You can search:<\/p>\n