Collaboration and Growth Through Coaching.

Growth, that is co-created from the development of a partnership, an alliance, collaboration or through Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A).  Are all actions that will move your business forward closer to a breakthrough.  Coaching is one tool to examining each aspect of the business’ strengths, weakness, opportunities and threats (SWOT).

Personal experience has taught me the value of having a coach and the value that comes with being coachable. It was a win-win situation resulting in the fulfillment of a few personal accomplishments.  Accomplishments, that only a few years prior where on my to-do list. We are all familiar with the things on your list that we hope to accomplish within this lifetime.  For instance: running a full or half marathon; developing an application (app); opening a practice; starting a family; traveling to bora bora or some far off island; mending  personal/professional relationship; earning that degree, BA, MBA, PhD; starting a company. You get it. Event that once complete shift our lives and the lives of others for a lengthy time period.

There are a number of benefits to utilizing an executive personal/professional coach. Admit it or not sometimes we get stuck. Pause in the excitement of new and advanced innovation or technology. During rapid expansion or organic growth. While, planning that project or building that website. Even with the consideration of organizational change.

We have all heard the saying “can’t see the forest from the trees”.  An expression used to describe when we are too close to the situation we are so engrossed in looking at the details. We lose sight of the whole picture (forest)behind the tree.

Innovation and Technology has changed the landscape of how organizations do business. The amount of data/information available with the click of a mouse can sometimes make yesterday’s strategy obsolete.  Expanding ones business through collaboration and partnership is a future trend.  Coaches can help analyze the situation from all perspectives creating a strategic partnership. Coaches can motivate and inspire you to take that first step of action.

Here are some collaboration/alliance/partnership in action:

1. Major brands like Lexus, Dunkin Donuts and Crest have partnered on campaigns with the Social Media company Whosay. http://www.whosay.com

2. Web Designers, Executive, Start-up, creative teams and Entrepreneurs looking for office/work space can now network and form alliances with colleagues. Here are some in the NYC area: Wework http://www.wework.com; Regus http://www.Regus.com; The Yard:Space to work http://www.workattheyard.com; Grind http://www.grindspaces.com; Teem Coworking http://www.teemcw.com

3.Global Citizen a platform created to end extreme poverty by 2030. Through events, celebrity endorsements and partnerships with citizens, and organization. Has resulted in positive feedback for the organization. http://www.globalcitizen.com

4. Partnership for women is the Data2X initiative sponsored by the United Nations Foundation, Clinton Foundation, World Bank, International Labor Organizations and others. In an effort to improve and measure data about women around the world. http://www.data2x.org.

Regards,