When was the last time you saw a football team without a coach? Or a kid's soccer team? Or really any kind of athlete (professional or not)? Pretty much never, because all the time is the right time for a coach.
Coaches/teachers/mentors are invaluable (and often undervalued) influences in our lives that can help us become better versions of ourselves. Sometimes that means picking us up when we fall down, and sometimes that means knocking us back down a few rungs on the ladder. The point is, they are there to support us with what we need, not necessarily what we want.
Sports demonstrate some very visible examples of coaches, due to the highly competitive and highly public environment, but business is also highly competitive; so is life. We all have these influences, from our friends, to colleagues and co-workers. They help us out along the way.
Not everyone requires a professional coach, but once you find yourself in a more specialized environment (like leading a new team, or an organization, for example) it can be hard to find those supports around you. That is the time when you need a professional coach, though you can, of course, enlist a professional coach at any time. Professional coaches are not just there by chance, you can interview several and pick the one with the skills you need and a personality that can drive you to become your best self.
Just think, professional athletes use professional coaches in their hyper-competitive environments, maybe it's time you did too.
-Alexander Cook MEng, MBA, PEng, PMP
p.s. On that note, if you are looking for a professional coach, we can help!