Stuck On Your IT Services Business Strategic Plan? How A Coach Can Help Jump Start Progress

By Brad Schow, COO, HTG Peer Groups

I heard Verne Harnish speak at a conference a few years ago.  He said many great things but the most impactful (to me at least) observation he shared was around coaching.  He shared how Tiger Woods, who at this point was at the pinnacle of his career, was impacted by a coach. 

Tiger’s career path had him working with a coach while he came on tour.  He was on fire.  Winning at an unprecedented clip.  Then he decided he could go it alone and fired his coach.  His winning ground to a relative halt.  After some time of not winning, Tiger hired a new coach and almost immediately he started winning again.  Why? 

Tiger was arguably the best golfer of all time and certainly didn’t need anyone to help him understand the game or the mechanics of a swing.  Verne explained how ideas moved from one part of the brain to another simply by talking them through. Talking to a coach made that difference.  Something happens when you talk your ideas through.  Something even better happens when a good coach asks the questions that challenge your assumptions and blind spots.  

At HTG we have the privilege of working with over 250 business owners from around the world.  We organize and facilitate confidential, educational, and cooperative groups of 10 to 12 peers.  We get to watch companies grow from year to year.  We see and experience what is different about the companies that see tremendous growth and the ones that have to grind it out.

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