Turning a small business into a thriving success
Confidence, cashflow, increased income and the right clients – all key elements for a successful business. But it isn’t always this way. Simon Knibbs, Partner at Knibbs Associates, describes how his decision to take time for coaching helped him turn the business around. It is now a thriving success for him and his people.
The business needed a turnaround. At the time I was sceptical about coaching. I thought that it was an American fad and a type of therapy. This was before having experienced it and finding out what it was actually all about. But it was a very good offer, not a vast outlay. I felt this couldn’t hurt. It was good to think about being able to talk to someone whose time was dedicated to improving my success – someone who was purely there for me - that was what instilled me to put my time into it. It gave me the opportunity and the time to discuss things I hadn’t talked about before, and I knew that something was needed to turnaround the business.
What helped me most was being open to change. Thinking more clearly. Being able to look inside, thinking about what I wanted to do and then being able to project that out into how I wanted to be and how I was going to make it happen. The way the coaching makes me come up with the answers is really helpful.
It’s one year since my last coaching session. I now have more confidence and a clearer state of mind. The business has better cashflow, increased income and is running in an ever more professional way. We have a business strategy, a better level of business and the clients we really want.
Now when I have challenges that I’m not sure how to get over, I think back, and that gives me the confidence and conviction to go ahead with what I think is right. It’s given me more focus, and better control of time and projects. I now know what I want, what I need to do, and how to go along the path to get the results.
Simon Knibbs - Partner - Knibbs Associates – Design and Advertising Business
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