I love group coaching.
I did three group coaching calls yesterday and have another one this
morning. I'm wired every time I wrap up one of those calls ... by the time I finished my final call late last night, I was ready to do more!
In my opinion, group coaching is the best way to rapidly improve as a coach.
When you're working with multiple clients at the same time, you're exposed to different experiences and you have to use different techniques with those people. This forces you to get
better.
(And let's be honest, it's nice to be paid by a number of people for the same time block instead of just one client, too)
Yet a lot of coaches are hesitant to start offering group coaching programs.
They feel like they aren't ready and that there's a time requirement for when they can start doing them (I often hear; "I'm not ready to do group coaching yet, but next year I'll be
ready!")
They're afraid that the calls will be like a firing squad, with them being peppered by questions and comments from every which direction.
They aren't sure what they would do in those sessions, since they're dealing with multiple clients at once instead of just one.
Listen to me:
The sooner you start offering group coaching, the
better!
I waited about a year to start doing them, and if I could go back in time I would have done them right out of the gate in the early days of my coaching business.
Group coaching opens up a lot of opportunities for you. You'll be able to help more people, you'll win back some of your time since you won't be so reliant on 1:1 clients, and you'll have an option for people who aren't ready to commit to 1:1, since your group
program costs less than that (in my opinion, your group should cost 33-50% of what your 1:1 does).
Win/win.
One of the cool things about my 10 Clients In 90 Days program is the coaches in it get to see how I run my groups, and they get comfortable with the process.
I've had a number of them tell me that being in it was the kick they needed to start group
coaching.
The next one starts this month and there's still room, get more info here:
Marc