How Coaching Can Help You

Think of great sports coaches you’ve admired. John Wooden, Don Shula, Vince Lombardi, George Halas, Lou Holtz, Bobby Bowden, Bear Bryant, John Madden, Tom Landry. Coaching in the present day is patterned after the example set by these leaders. You may have mixed emotions about their teams or methods. You may strong opinions about their top players, or the way they leveraged those player’s talents during a game. But overall, each man represented something tangible to the team they were in charge of: leadership, structure, vision, and resource of accountability.

Coaching and mentoring is designed for people who want to create a better result in less time, with objective outside listening, help, resourcing, and advice.

A dentist would hire a coach to help them:
• Become more organized and streamline procedure(s)
• Make and keep more money
• Get more done in less time
• Attract and deepen relationships with quality patients and staff
• Eliminate the hassles of life: tolerations, stress, poor communication
• Get a handle on: spending, habits, crises, unfinished business, consequences
• Substantially increase quality of life

Having a Vision is essential for success. Coaches help their clients by defining the goal and creating a structured way to accomplish it. A coach can help you with the general and detailed aspects of your vision, articulating exactly what you wish so that you can be better able to realize it.

FOUR TIPS YOU CAN USE TO COACH YOUR TEAM:

1. DISCERN WHAT THINGS MOTIVATE THE INDIVIDUALS ON YOUR TEAM.
Don’t naturally assume that money is the primary motivation for accomplishing goals. Often your team will be motivated by praise, camaraderie, and the certainty of a common purpose. KNOWING WHAT MOTIVATES YOUR TEAM WILL ALLOW YOU TO LEAD THEM TOWARD ACCOMPLISHING PRACTICE OBJECTIVES. Delivering that motivation is the joy of the Coach.

2. GREAT COACHES INSIST ON TRAINING FOR THEIR PLAYERS.
The best teams have a roster of skilled individuals who can contribute at a high level. No team can be successful until their weakest member is better than average. Training can be achieved through internal or external methods; often internal training in a weekly meeting setting is most effective for learning. Choose topics for learning that are impactful and create an ironclad forum for addressing problems and issues. Preparation equals success!

3. CREATE OWNERSHIP IN YOUR TEAM BY INVOLVING THEM IN THE GOALSETTING PROCESS.
Winning isn’t a solitary event. Getting the win takes determination, drive and teamwork. Every person on the team must agree on goals and the system that you’re going to use to attain them. Allowing the team to participate in goal setting isn’t just democratic; it’s the single biggest criterion to achievement: as a Coach, you’ll have the buy-in and leverage you need to help your team through the rough spots…and the criterion to recognize opportunity.

4. GIVE PLAYERS THE ABILITY TO SHARE IN PROFIT CREATION.
People like to be rewarded when they win. A bonus structure based on production/collections in relationship to staff salaries will garner results. Being financially rewarded isn’t the whole outcome of sharing profit. Making an investment in the success of the team is a smart idea. Plus, the act of sharing gives you permission to coach your staff on toward the goal.

There are many benefits of Coaching and being Coached. THE TOP 3?
•The Challenge - You’ll reach for much, much more because of the support and structure a Coach provides.
•The Open Forum - You’ll make better decisions because you can run your ideas by an objective listener(s).
•The Rewards – You’ll start making and retaining more money and get on the path to financial freedom.

Being on a great team requires discipline, training, mindset and an attainable goal. Coaching guarantees you perspective, energy, options, strategy, feedback, and validation. To win, all you have to do is take part in the process.