Treat having a business coach like hiring a personal trainer | Talent Matters Podcast
EP205 | Advice and insights from a recruitment tech CEO | Dave talks to… Wendy McDougall 🎧 https://open.spotify.com/episode/5fU12i8kOY9IEARoJpRWgl?si=TtKan-nPTeaPiBHzUsLb0Q 📖 https://wave-rs.co.uk/blog/dave-talks-to-wendy-mcdougall-talent-matters-podcast -- Wendy has a brilliant analogy when it comes to the value of a business coach, something many may think is self-indulgent. A huge number of people will go to the gym and be happy to hire a personal trainer to help them get the most out of their sessions, pushing them harder, challenging them, steering them in the right direction. So why not hire a coach to help with something of incredible importance - your career and entrepreneurial journey? Having a strong relationship with someone that can question you and your decisions to make sure you’re going in the right direction is hugely valuable. As a leader, it’s easy to get caught up in striving for the next thing, always looking forwards, but it’s important to remember your own self-development. It’s natural to want to prioritise employee development/clients/keeping the balance sheet healthy, but ignoring your own development is detrimental to the entire company. Recruiters can be closed to outside help and Wendy freely admits that was her in the early days but insists that if she had reached out she would have learned more quickly. You only learn by putting yourself into uncomfortable situations and that’s what drives you forwards.
