This business used to be so easy! Sure, you had to work hard in the beginning, and you deserved the successes that followed. But sometimes you look at the business, think about what you’re now responsible for, and it doesn’t feel like it used to feel.

Growth is a blessing and a curse. After all, you had to grow, there was opportunity, demand, and clients to look after. But now you don’t see those clients as often as you used to. Huge chunks of your week are spent managing staff – everything from overseeing their workloads to handling complaints about the dirty kitchen. And while turnover continues to grow, the profit and ease of cash flow that used to be there just isn’t as accessible as it once was.

Most of all, when you leave work at the end of another long day, those growing pains remain, and so does the niggling feeling that there must be a better way.

Common Symptoms

• Staff numbers have increased to cover workload, but everyone still seems to be constantly busy
• You’re selling or billing more each month, but profits are down and it just feels more difficult
• The business owners and managers are either doing less work with clients, or working longer days to compensate for the increasing demands of the office
• Frustration and stress can begin to creep in to the workplace, especially as outcomes which used to seem so close become further and further away

Coaching Helps

As business grow – and remember that only the most successful business do grow like you have – the skills that are required need to develop as well. In the past you were required to help with the professional or technical skills of your industry – as an expert and a mentor to staff.

Having grown a business, it is now your business skills that are in most demand. Time was that you didn’t need to be concerned about topics like budgets, staff reviews, strategic planning or succession. Shirlaws recognises that times have changed – we want to pat you on the back for a job well done, and then work alongside you to transfer some of those skills that will support your continued business growth.

If you could benefit from a pat on the back, or want to learn more about coaching in a growth business, Contact Shirlaws, attend one of our Events, or learn more about business coaching.