Is It A Performance Issue Or A Lack Of Clarity?

This week, I had the privilege of working with a business owner who initially reached out about a team member's performance issue. As we delved deeper, it became clear that the real challenge lay elsewhere.

At first, my client was visibly stressed and overwhelmed. He felt he was constantly putting out fires rather than moving the business forward, and nothing was working and nothing was changing. Sound familiar?

His weekends were spent snapping at his kids, working when he should have been relaxing and returning to work on Monday more frazzled than when he left the office on Friday.

As we peeled back the layers, we uncovered that there was a real lack of clarity. Lack of clarity about what he wanted from the business, where it was headed, what he needed from his team etc etc.

Every day he felt that he was totally out of control - running from one panic situation to the next and never getting on top of the things that he knew would move the business forward. The team were confused, lacked motivation and were not performing.

After allowing him time to offload and process we worked together to identify the genuine pain points in people and structure, then crafted a solid plan of action, and most importantly took action.

Within a couple of months working together things have shifted. He has more focus, is able to ask for what he needs from his team and be clear about what is really going on in his business. Nothing is a surprise anymore.

There is always a way out of the overwhelm, yet sometimes it takes a fresh pair of eyes and perspective.

As a coach and consultant this is the work I love to do, so please let me know if this could be helpful to you and your business.

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