If you\u2019ve heard it once, you\u2019ve heard it a thousand times \u2013 a great business starts with having great people. You can have an amazing business concept, a full-octane marketing plan and a fool-proof manual, but if you don\u2019t have a solid staff, you won\u2019t have happy customers and you won\u2019t grow your business in the long-run.<\/p>\n

Some of the most important people in your business are your managers. Assuming you aren\u2019t running the day to day operations of your business \u2013 and if you are, start here<\/a> \u2013 then your managers are doing everything from keeping your customers happy to making sure the business is running efficiently. And, of course, not every great employee is a trained, off-to-the-races manager.<\/p>\n

We started our Strategic Manager Coaching<\/a> group coaching program because we saw that many of our clients either (1) had managers who were committed to the company, but who really needed professional development or (2) had great employees who could be managers, but we\u2019re up to speed. Offering those staff members the right kind of coaching can make a huge difference in the performance of your entire team AND help with employee retention.<\/p>\n

Whether or not you work with The Growth Coach, having your managers work with a coach can help them on multiple levels \u2013 starting with the big picture. Unlike technicians or lower level employees, managers have to wear a lot of hats, including sales, marketing, planning, development, operations and more. Although not every coaching program will be specifically tailored to the work your managers do, we\u2019ve found that working with a coach can have a major impact on what might be the most important aspect of a great manager \u2013 leadership.<\/p>\n

Great business leaders understand how to run a business, but also how to empower employees to be their best, encourage innovation within the company and find efficiencies in the day-to-day operations. They are emotionally intelligent, can handle conflict and understand how to work with people \u2013 both customers and employees. Most people can learn those skills through experience, but that\u2019s not something every business can wait for, especially when you find the right managerial candidate who just needs some training.<\/p>\n

At The Growth Coach, our Strategic Manager Coaching<\/a> is done in a private, group workshop setting on one day per quarter, which means it\u2019s affordable and you aren\u2019t losing valuable employee time. We know it can be stressful to pay for training for an employee who can leave at any time, but investing in professional development is a worthwhile endeavor that can help your business grow and take the stress out of owning your business. Learn more about our program here: http:\/\/thegrowthcoach.com\/strategic-manager-coaching\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you\u2019ve heard it once, you\u2019ve heard it a thousand times \u2013 a great business starts with having great people. You can have an amazing business concept, a full-octane marketing plan and a fool-proof manual, but if you don\u2019t have a solid staff, you won\u2019t have happy customers and you won\u2019t grow your business in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":98,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[18],"class_list":["post-1798","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-coaching","tag-coaching"],"yoast_head":"\n