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Differences Between Business Coaching & Business Consultancy or Consulting

What is the difference between business coaching and business consultancy or consulting?

The differences are largely in terms of emphasis and approach:

What is Business Coaching?

Business coaching contains characteristic features of coaching applied in a business context, thus the aims of a business coach are likely to include:

What is Business Consultancy or Consulting?

The emphasis in business consultancy, or business consulting, is likely to be narrower. A business consultant may:

Where My Business Coaching Service Fits In

As a coach experienced in techniques for empowering people to take control of their own lives and situations, I am able to offer a business coaching service which provides the benefits of the business coaching approach described above. From my background in my first career as a commercial solicitor in the City of London advising large companies, I am able also to provide support which gives many of the elements of the business consultancy model. Thus for example I can:

An additional feature of the service that I provide is that I can offer CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy) techniques to help you deal with any psychological difficulties that you may be experiencing in moving your business forward or acting in a business like manner and you can find out more about this aspect of the service at my main business coaching page, by clicking on the link below:

Business Coaching with CBT

Progress with Business Coaching

Below I give some direct quotations from a review by one of my business clients of the progress she had made with her business after 2-3 months of business coaching with me (I have changed the client's name to protect confidentiality, but otherwise the details are exactly as written). Whilst every individual case is different and not everyone will want exactly the same type of help as this client, who runs her own specialist small business employing a small number of dedicated staff, the extracts give a flavour of the kind of dual business coaching and consultancy benefits which my service offers:

Question: What have you done differently since the business coaching started?

Client's Response:

"The main thing is getting organised. It has given intricate knowledge so that even if it is tight financially the ‘unknowns’ have been removed. It is not so bad after all. I can see clearly know and as a result it has allowed me make progress in other areas – either in new biz, financials, better servicing clients etc. I feel like a weight has been lifted and I am enjoying myself again. Also, being a proper leader in the office is ensuring that everyone knows what is expected of them and they are all reacting positively (even if it entails more work)."

Question: Please indicate any benefits that have accrued:

Client's Response:

Practical or organisational business benefits
"Team structure
Individual team responsibilities
Analysis of client servicing with a view to improvements
Letting go of tasks outside my responsibilities and delegation
Better financial accounting
Better and more strategic client servicing
Identification of organic growth opportunities
Review of suppliers
Creation of Procedures Manual
Dealt with difficult employee situations and gained resolution
Realisation of true potential
Realisation of achievement so far"

Financial savings or income generation opportunities for the business
"Focus on short term objectives to impact new business
Freeing up of my time to court potential new clients
Renewed confidence and believe which people can smell a mile away and want a bit of
Managing sensitive client issues
Supplier review of all products purchased
Increased daily fee
Clarity of accounts and budgeting enabling identification of major expense areas."

Emotional or other personal benefits for yourself
"Happiness
Less pessimistic
I can get a parking ticket without just absolutely losing it
I am nicer to be around
Excited now about what we might be able to achieve
I like my job "

Question: How close would you say you are now to achieving the Outcomes you are aiming for?

Client's Response:

The Quoted Responses above are extracted from the Business Coaching Review form completed after 3 months of business coaching by small business owner, Helen Trevorrow, a successful entrepreneur who runs a PR agency specialising in ethical consumer lifestyle.

Unsolicited Feedback from a Business Client

Below is an example of an unsolicited email I received recently from a business client who had had business coaching sessions with me a year or two earlier - I have changed the name to protect confidentiality:

"Dear David

Hope you are well.

I'm just about to go off on holiday with my family...the cases are packed and the whole getting ready thing has been really good. My life is so much more organised. Thank you for helping me get back on my feet. After speaking to you I won that project we discussed and I have already been paid approx 30k in design fees...The work is being done now and I'm paying my debts off...I'm convinced that I wouldn't have won that contract if I hadn't been working stuff out with you....

Thank you

Alison".

 

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