Ten Most Admired Characteristics of Successful Business Coaches

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Apr 12, 2007 - by Glenn Ebersole

If you were looking for a successful business coach so you could gain the benefits of business coaching, would you know what to look for in a successful business coach? Do you know what some of the most admired characteristics are of successful business coaches? Over the past several years I have been reading about successful business coaches and tried to determine what traits were possessed and exhibited by the successful business coaches. Recently I was interviewed for an article on business coaching and was asked what I believed to be the most admired characteristics of successful business coaches. Here are the ten (10) characteristics that I shared with the interviewer in response to their question.

1. They are visionary and have the ability to create a clearly defined vision.
2. They are highly effective facilitators and guides.
3. They are totally committed to the pursuit of excellence.
4. They are lifelong learners.
5. They are optimists.
6. They hold themselves and others accountable.
7. They continuously build relationships.
8. They possess a high level of emotional intelligence.
9. They are effective strategic thinkers and planners.
10. They are excellent listeners and really hear what their clients say.

If you want to learn more about why the above characteristics are so important to successful business coaches and their clients, please contact Glenn Ebersole today through his website at www.businesscoach4u.com or by email at jgecoach@aol.com

Glenn Ebersole, Jr. is a multi-faceted professional, who is recognized as a visionary, guide and facilitator in the fields of business coaching, marketing, public relations, management, strategic planning and engineering. Glenn is the Founder and Chief Executive of two Lancaster, PA based consulting practices: The Renaissance Group, a creative marketing, public relations, strategic planning and business development consulting firm and J. G. Ebersole Associates, an independent professional engineering, marketing, and management consulting firm. He is a Certified Facilitator and serves as a business coach and a strategic planning facilitator and consultant to a diverse list of clients. Glenn is also the author of a monthly newsletter, “Glenn’s Guiding Lines – Thoughts From Your Strategic Thinking Business Coach” and has published more than 250 articles on business.