The COVID pandemic has changed the rules of engagement in everyday life, in every arena, from home to business.
Successful businesses recognize that they can’t always change their external circumstances, like the COVID pandemic, but must sometimes accept change and adapt in order to thrive.

Coaching is no different!

In the aftermath of stay-at-home orders, and as we move into the next phase of life and business with COVID, it’s more important than ever for coaches to be available to support your changing business needs. To do that, we, too, must adapt.

Why Go Virtual?

Since COVID, sitting down together with a handshake and a cup of coffee is no longer a safe model, but we can still provide the heart of what we do as coaches via virtual meetings.

The tools and technology available today make virtual coaching a natural evolution. And, although forgoing the face-to-face model may seem less personal at first, virtual coaching actually offers some benefits you may not have considered pre-COVID.

Convenience – Removing location from the coaching equation makes coaching sessions more convenient for current clients and more obtainable for those who may have been previously limited by location or commute. Virtual coaching opens doors for you!

Privacy – Engaging in a coaching meeting from the privacy of your home, office, or location of choice is not only convenient. It also allows you more control over your privacy when compared with traveling to a physical office or meeting in public. While we can all agree that everybody needs a little help at times, there are also times when we just don’t want to publicize our need.

Fewer distractions – Believe it or not, you’re less likely to be interrupted in a virtual meeting than an in-person one due to the absence of visual social clues. In other words, it’s uncomfortable to interrupt when we can’t make direct eye contact.

Comfort – Having control over your meeting location gives you a kind of home-field advantage. You may find it easier to prepare with your own belongings around you, and easier to relax or open up in your own comfortable environment.

What Doesn’t Change?

While noting the benefits and differences between in-person and virtual coaching, we also think it’s important to touch on what remains the same in the virtual delivery. The real substance of your coaching experience stays the same. Virtual delivery does not change the rapport you build with your coach or the trust that develops, and that is so essential to your time together.

Likewise, the value you receive from the relationship, including the content and takeaways, remains. COVID can’t change that.

Change is Inevitable – Meet it Head-On

COVID forced a great deal of change on us in a short period of time, with no end yet in sight. Together, we can learn to embrace change and work with the new normal. Reach out to David Waymann to discuss virtual coaching. Consider it a new kind of face-to-face. Coffee is optional!

A Business Coach with Personal Solutions

David Waymann specializes in helping small and medium-sized businesses in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, and all SE Michigan plan for the future. Contact David today to set up a strategy and review session!