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Three years ago, Chris Robertson and his family moved from Brisbane to the Sunshine Coast. With his own business, Robertson thought he?d have a flexible schedule to enable him to enjoy the beaches and golf courses, but unfortunately, with his business, he actually didn?t have a flexible schedule.
Robertson was working all the time at his business, Beel Welding and Fabrication ? long days, every Saturday and some Sundays. And worst of all, he wasn?t making as much money as he knew he could.
Three months ago, however, he hired an ActionCOACH Business Coach, Warrick Bidwell, and his business situation has vastly improved.
Robertson actually took some convincing to hire a Coach? Bidwell?s team got in touch with him a year ago, but couldn?t convince him that business coaching was a worthy investment. Bidwell invited him to an Intro to Business Coaching seminar five months ago, but he couldn't attend.
Finally, Robertson attended a Business Diagnostic with Bidwell and finally hired him as a Business Coach. Beel Welding and Fabrication seems to have been doing better ever since hiring him.
"In the past three months, we've been establishing goals and putting systems in place for his team as well as working on Chris' leadership and confidence," Bidwell said. ?He?s now only working the occasional Saturday and no Sundays. He's spending less time working and more time with his wife and children.?
?We?ve also improved the financial side of the business, for example, by measuring everything we?ve worked out that his rework and materials wastage is costing him almost $80,000 p.a. By putting in place bonuses based on accuracy and productivity for his team, this will add over $50,000 to his net profit, which is about 12 percent,? he added. Before hiring a Business Coach, Robertson was most concerned with how much money Bidwell would save him over time. He also wanted his quality of life back.
It seems that he got that and then some ? he is about to buy his dream car, a brand new V8 Ute.
But that dream car is only a piece of the whole pie, and Robertson still has work to do. "We are continuing to work on reducing his work hours and still maintaining revenue and profit at its steadily growing levels," Bidwell said. ?This will be through systems, leadership and improvements to marketing, specifically defining target market and aligning the business with quality suppliers and alliances.?
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