Clues you are ready to hire a team
As a coach, no matter whether you are a business, health, life or any other kind of coach, it is vital you know when to hire a team to sustain your growth trajectory and maintain a high level of service for your clients.
Hire them too early and they can be an expense that
- may be difficult to sustain,
- you may not utilize efficiently for a multitude of reasons, or
- you may not see any real ROI on.
Hire them too late and you may
- plateau your growth, income, and impact,
- feel frustrated and despondent, and
- resent that you’re pushing yourself to work harder and longer.
There are definite signs that indicate it may be time for you to hire help.
Use these 11 clues to review your current situation.
Your capacity has reached its limit and you are reluctant to accept more clients
What to watch for:
You know you don’t have the time or energy to handle any more clients. Or you are hesitating to admit new clients because you are stretched too thin. This is a very loud clue that you are ready to hire help.
What to do:
You could hire support staff or other coaches who would help in specific roles such as leading workshops or group coaching programs so you can keep expanding.
You want your business to not be solely reliant on you
What to watch for:
You see potential for your business to keep growing and yet you’ve reached that stage of life where you desire freedom to take time to visit with grandchildren, travel and have adventures.
What to do:
Building a team allows you to delegate so that you can have the time and space you want while still satisfying your clients.
You’re no longer innovating
What to watch for:
Even though you have ideas, dreams and visions for new products or strategies you don’t have the time to implement them because you are stuck in the day-to-day operations of your business. You may be feeling bored and frustrated that you are unable to create new offerings.
What to do:
A team can handle operational tasks so that you have time and space to focus on innovation and strategic vision for growth.
Your coaching practice feels restrictive
What to watch for:
When you are only serving clients one-to-one you are missing out on helping more people and on scaling your impact and income. This indicates you need to expand your business.
What to do:
You may want to hire an assistant or a team of assistants to help create group programs, courses, or digital products, who could also manage the logistics of these new offerings.
Client needs are increasing in complexity
What to watch for:
As your coaching practice grows, you may notice your clients have more specialized needs or your service offerings have become more diverse.
What to do:
If you cannot personally meet all these needs with the attention they require it means it’s time for you to hire help. You could bring in experts to support your clients in specialized areas that are not your area of expertise.
You are too busy to focus on coaching clients
What to watch for:
When you find yourself spending more time on administration than coaching clients it indicates you need to hire support.
What to do:
Hiring a virtual assistant can help with the behind the scenes tasks and free your time up for more coaching and therefore more revenue.
You’re overwhelmed with marketing and outreach
What to watch for:
When you are spending more time writing emails, creating social media posts or advertising than engaging with clients you may miss opportunities.
What to do:
Hiring a social medial manager or marketing professional can give you the visibility you need and let you focus on delivering coaching to your clients.
You dream of expanding your services or programs
What to watch for:
Your vision of expanding your services into other offerings such as group coaching, events, workshops or online courses is on hold because of your limited time and resources.
What to do:
Hire a team or a project manager to help you create new offerings, manage platforms, and handle all the tech for you.
You’re feeling exhausted or repeatedly burning out
What to watch for:
When you feel physically or emotionally exhausted, you suffer repeated bouts of burnout, and you’re struggling to give clients your best energy it indicates you need to hire help.
What to do:
Hiring support will reduce your stress. Consider an assistant to reduce your physical workload or a coach for you to provide the emotional and mental support you need to disrupt your burnout pattern.
Your business makes consistent revenue
What to watch for:
Havng stable revenue gives you breathing room to hire help so you can scale.
What to do:
Hire administrative help or another coach so that you can expand your reach, impact, and revenue.
You want to create more content
What to watch for:
You are spending too much time on administrative or client related tasks that mean you are unable to create valuable content including blog posts, podcasts, videos or workshops.
What to do:
Hiring someone to do the administrative tasks will support you to focus on creating high-quality materials to expand your visibility and reach.
Possible hires for a coach
Hiring the right people lets you focus on coaching your clients and growing your business sustainably.
Some options include:
Virtual assistant: to handle administrative tasks including scheduling, emails, and/or managing client intake.
Social media manager: to manage your online presence, posting content, creating content, and/or lead generation.
Other coaches: with skills or focus areas that are complementary to yours allows you to expand your offerings.
Technical support: to manage websites, courses, and platforms you use.
Content writer: to create blog posts, copy for programs, marketing materials, or emails.
Sales or client manager: to handle client inquiries, convert leads, and manage following up with prospects.
What’s next: If you’ve noticed several of these clues in your business having a team audit will help you know who to hire and when.
When you choose to tolerate these clues being in your business you are actively choosing to deplete your profits.
Time to get Sorted
Sorted is for the coach who wants to increase her productivity and have more freedom and time.
You know you cannot do that alone.
What’s included and how it works:
We identify your gaps and what type of team member/s might be a good fit for your coaching practice.
We do this over two weeks with unlimited private access to me via Telegram.
The outcome
You’ll walk away with effective and readily implemented strategies, and confidence that you know how to get started hiring your team so that you can improve productivity and thereby your profit.
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“It truly is game-changing having someone else see what you can’t and giving you strategies to implement to make positive lasting change in your business.”
