Many athletes, singers and actors have coaches.
Now, many chief executives do too. The coaching experience can be helpful, but as with other performers, the outcome still depends on how the executive works.
"Effective coaching requires more than talent," says David Rohlander, a business coach in Orange. "It requires trust, respect, understanding, empathy and resolution."
It's more art than science. And not everyone gets good results from having a coach.
Bill Bancroft, chief executive of Patrol One, a security company in Santa Ana, has benefited from coaching.
"I built two businesses up and at some point I hit a wall; I couldn't get beyond a certain point," he says.
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By: Jan Norman, Writer
Small Business section, Orange County Register