Business coaching in Oxford

Why should Oxford-based business owners consider coaching?

There are over 4,500 businesses in Oxford and many of their leaders will have considered business coaching. Here's why:

1. Planning and strategy

A business coach will help you to focus on your strategic plan in a way you haven't before. A key difference between a business coach and consultant is that a consultant will often focus on one specific area such as finance or recruitment, whereas a coach will guide owners to strategically plan their business in its entirety. 

2.       Develop your skills as a leader

Could you be a better communicator? A better negotiator? More empathetic? More straight? A business coach can help to develop the skills you need to not only succeed in this current business but in whatever venture you take on in the future.

3.       Be held accountable

With everything on your plate as a business leader, its hard to stay focused on the important things.  A business coach will hold you accountable to ensure that you and your business are always moving forward.

4.       New ideas and approaches

Because a business coach doesn’t work in your company, they will be distanced from most of your opportunities and challenges. This means they can provide an outside perspective with new ideas, strategies and approaches.

5.       Learning from others’ experience

Business owners can learn a lot from each other and often, business coaches, like James Ross, are previous business owners or have worked for big corporates and in business for a long time. Over the years, they will have experienced many common and unique business issues. This means that when you approach them with an issue, they’ll more than likely have an experience they can draw on to guide you through it. 

6.       Your personal development

Business coaches also often take on a business mentoring role. This is where they focus on you, the business owner, on a person. In coaching sessions, they can be available to listen to any emotional needs or concerns you have. Or they can enable you to ensure your business is working for your personal life. In fact, there are a few ways that business coaching and mentoring is good for your personal development.

7.       Support – You’re not alone

Another great benefit of business coaching is the support they it gives. A business coach can help you combat the loneliness of entrepreneurship. They can be your sounding board, your go-to listener and your trusted advisor.

8.       Business growth

And ultimately, a benefit of a business coach is that they can help you achieve business growth. By providing business owners with all the benefits mentioned above, business coaches can sometimes be the ticket to streamlining processes and increasing profitability.

What business coaching is not

A business coach is not the following:

• The solution

Getting a business coach does not mean that all your business challenges will be solved through those coaching sessions. The coach is there to guide you through and empower you with the right tools and knowledge to help you find those solutions. Inevitably, challenges will also come your way, but a coach is there to hold your hand through them.

• Life coaching

A business coach is not there to get involved in your personal life and aspirations but will consider how your personal goals might line up to your business ambitions.

• Counselling

Counsellors are specifically trained in dealing with specific personal problems such as mental health or family relationships. A business coach is not trained to deal with these issues and therefore should not be expected to address them.

• Consultancy

A consultant focuses on a particular area of expertise and projects in those areas such as a marketing consultant or finance consultant. They seek to fix specific problems within a business, a business coach however, provides more generalised advice and insights. At TAB, we do sometimes provide consultancy services as each of our coaches have their own niche areas of expertise.

Why TAB business coaching in Oxford?

Here are three reasons why you should consider TAB’s business coaching in Oxford:

• James Ross has experience

All our facilitators are seasoned business professionals, including James Ross. James has had over 20 years experience in investment banking and has also ran his own business. He loves to help local business owners lead better lives and run stronger businesses.

• Coaching tailored to you and your business

James's coaching sessions are tailored to your needs and what you need at any given time.

• Works alongside our advisory boards

Our business coaching is so powerful because of its combination with our business advisory boards. These bring together business owners and leaders from around the Oxford area. The board members are from non-competing sectors and come together once a month. During that session, each member helps one another identify opportunities and solve the challenges they each face in their businesses. This means, in a way, you get several business coaches, not just one!