Most founders who look into coaching picture 1:1. One coach, one leader, a closed door. There is a place for that. There is also a place for a group, and what you give up in one you get in the other.
What 1:1 gives you
The coach's full attention. You bring exactly what is on your mind and get a response to that.
It costs a lot more.
What 1:1 can't give you
People in the same boat. Your coach might be very good. They might have studied and have real business experience. But they are a coach.
Someone running a business through the same problem you are facing brings something different. Sometimes the most useful part is finding out you're not the only one.
What a group gives you
Accountability. Connection. A place to share ideas, problems and lessons with people who understand them because they are living them too.
Which one is right for you
Go 1:1 if what you need most is private, focused attention on one specific issue.
Go group if you want someone checking in on you every week, people who get it, and more hours for your money.
Who checks on the CEO?
Nobody, unless the CEO sets it up. That is part of the job.
A 1:1 coach, a peer group, group sessions. There are many ways to do it. If you haven't put one in place, you are setting yourself up to fall short.
And on the weeks your own goals don't feel like enough of a reason, think about how many people rely on you. If you won't stay accountable for yourself, stay accountable for them.
How Harvest does it
Harvest is one live hour a week for 52 weeks, with a coach and a group. In workshops, members work with each other in breakout rooms, and they stay in touch outside the sessions too. You get the coaching, the system and the people.
