r/executivecoaching

Will the power of the people (those whom seek coaching) eventually overcome the people in power (biggest, most popular coaching entities) is my overall question. I’m seeking experienced opinions here.

Considering the dog and pony show I’ve discovered through executive, business, career, personal, and other forms of coaching I became attracted to it. Not to play into its bait and switch bluster, but for the opposite reasons. That is because in my past, I have been no angel, business wise, reversing that previous behavior for over 10 years. Yet numerous relationships have asked for or depended on my advice; still do.

Circumventing the whole credential game I used nothing more than clear, vivid, confirmable experience. Nothing overly specialized but applying reasonable confidence from 6 years’ colleges, 2 relevant degrees, businesses founded from 19 years old, running (small) corporations, also employed by others over 38 years with significant physical activities, competitive sports, travel, many relationships from early family issues evolving to my own.

No need for displaying details; this coaching interest was literally because of my mistakes, seeking a coach then realizing this puffery. I decided with many relations: cohorts, vendors, competitors, law/regulation, small and large entities mixed with intimacies, big family issues and significant history that I may help or guide others.

I do see there are (I may refer) some coaches who are quite legitimate and have helped a fair number of individuals or entities. It’s in fact why I became more interested of its potential growth. But there is no question of the racket I see in different sections of this industry starting with the credentials‘ vapor wave of persuading their coach wannabes into selling the same system for a chunk of that revenue. I’ve commented in other subreddits it reminds me of the Alaska Gold, Rush.

Scrolling and reading people's bio on Linkedin, Facebook and some here

Amazing how many "coaches", "life coaches", business coach, leadership coach, career coach, mindset coach, sales coach, branding coach, social media coach, health and wellness coach.

Where did all these people get qualified to be a "coach"?

Life experience? or sounded good on the Bio?

Coaching usually applies to individuals, but often, to sync a team to work together is more important. How do you do that, though? What are your biggest hurdles and dissapointments in building a winning team?

I'm building a tool for solo coaches and consultants, and I'd love to hear from executive coaches in particular.

From what I've seen, executive coaching clients rarely come from a cold ad. They come from referrals, relationships, HR and L&D contacts, and being in the right conversation at the right time. The hard part seems to be finding those conversations and figuring out who's a good fit before you reach out.

Here's the idea: it reads your website to learn who your ideal client is, you sign off on that, then it finds people who look like a fit, drafts outreach for you to edit and approve, and helps get the call booked. Nothing sends until you approve it. Longer term, I'd like it to take on more of the business side of a practice, like proposals and invoicing, but right now the focus is finding clients.

A few questions:

• Where do most of your engagements come from right now? Referrals, corporate contacts, LinkedIn, speaking, something else?
• How many hours a week do you spend on business development compared to actual coaching?
• Would something like this be useful at your level, or does exec coaching need a different approach?
• What would it need to do, or never do, for you to trust it with outreach to senior people?

Not selling anything here. I'll share what I learn from the answers.

i have been looking into a few CEO peer groups lately and CEO life is one that keeps popping up, on paper it looks solid but it's tough to tell how much of what im finding is marketing vs real member experience, if you've joined in the last year or so, how did the app process go? did the group end up being what u expected or was it more like another networking organization?

I’m on the fence about starting my own leadership coaching/advisory company. I specialize in cyber risk & security. 30 yrs in industry, MS, and MLS in cybersecurity. My team (and marriage) were eliminated in July and I’ve been looking for work. It’s rough out there. My goal prior to the RIF was to train to be a coach & get ICF certification. I’m not sure if now is the time to make the jump.

Helpful comments only. Anything negative or judgmental will be ignored.