Business Coach vs Consultant: What’s the Difference?

Send us Fan MailWhat is the difference between a business coach and a consultant, and which one does your business actually need?In this episode, Peter Boolkah explains why business coaching is not about paying someone else to run your business or solve every problem for you.A consultant will often come in and do the work.A coach helps you become better at doing the work yourself.Using the analogy of a personal trainer, Peter explains why having someone else lift the weights might get the exercise done,  but it will never make you stronger.The same principle applies in business.You’ll discover:The difference between business coaching and consultingWhy a coach should develop the business owner rather than create dependencyHow accountability helps owners tackle the areas they naturally avoidWhy successful people still use coachesHow your own development can affect the growth of your businessWhy business owners often spend too much time working on what they enjoy and neglect what the business actually needsAs the owner, you sit at the top of the organisation. There may be nobody above you holding you accountable, challenging your thinking or pushing you into the areas you would rather avoid.That is where good coaching can make the difference.Because if the business needs to grow, the owner often needs to grow first.CONNECT WITH PETER BOOLKAHWebsite: https://www.boolkah.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/boolkahInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/pboolkah/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BoolkahX: https://twitter.com/boolkahABOUT PETER BOOLKAHPeter Boolkah is a business coach, author and speaker who has spent more than 20 years helping business owners build stronger, more valuable businesses that do not depend on them for everything.He is the creator of The Hamster Wheel Trap® and author of Your Business Sucks: Build a Business That Works Without Destroying Your Life.Peter works with founders and leadership teams on the issues that ultimately determine whether a business creates freedom or becomes another job: leadership, founder dependency, people, profit, execution, scaling, exit readiness and enterprise value.His approach is direct, practical and built around one simple question:Do you own the business, or does the business own you?Learn more at https://www.boolkah.com