{"id":351,"date":"2021-04-26T04:46:50","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T04:46:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tonycassar.com.au\/?p=351"},"modified":"2021-04-27T03:45:44","modified_gmt":"2021-04-27T03:45:44","slug":"coaching-is-an-investment-not-an-expense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tonycassar.com.au\/?p=351","title":{"rendered":"Coaching is an investment not an expense"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I have always found having an outside mentor to be one of the things that has provided different perspectives on running my business.&nbsp; A trusted and experienced mentor, with the knowledge and background who can provide a valuable sounding board to the strategic decisions that need to be made.&nbsp;&nbsp; These people over time gain a feel for your personality, your approach and for the business and its culture.&nbsp; Inevitably they have no hidden agendas and can tell you the way it is, and deliver an impartial and unbiased input into your decision-making.&nbsp;&nbsp; They are a source of inspiration and strength.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since selling my business I have reflected on the role I have played as a mentor to other owners and senior executives.&nbsp; An open and honest exchange of ideas, where both parties can discuss the options at hand is of paramount importance.&nbsp;&nbsp; It can be lonely as the head of an organization. In a world where building a positive culture can be difficult, it\u2019s important not to be isolated, or tempted to take your work problems home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I tailor programmes to suit the individual.&nbsp; Some of my clients prefer to meet weekly, either by phone, zoom or in person.&nbsp; Some prefer fortnightly or monthly sessions and some like to have me on call.&nbsp; Flexibility is the key.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For those who are ready to take the step to have a business coach, the cost should really be seen as an investment. &nbsp;It contributes positively to the sustainability of the business and the achievement of its goals, through improved decision-making, and organisational effectiveness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have always found having an outside mentor to be one of the things that has provided different perspectives on running my business.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tonycassar.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/351"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tonycassar.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tonycassar.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tonycassar.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tonycassar.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=351"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.tonycassar.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/351\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":383,"href":"https:\/\/www.tonycassar.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/351\/revisions\/383"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tonycassar.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=351"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tonycassar.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=351"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tonycassar.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=351"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}