1. “We Equip & Empower Owners & Executives To Grow a GREAT BUSINESS” Presentation Copyright by ABBACO Advisors, LLC 2013

2. About  ABBACO Advisors is the Christian-focused business ministry of Michael Surowiec, Ph.D.  Michael holds a Ph.D in Pastoral Ministry, a Graduate Degree in Management, and Undergraduate Degrees in Business and Accounting.  He has over Twenty years C-level Leadership Expertise with Small-to-Midsize Business Organizations Focused on Strategic Growth, Continuous Improvement, and Tactical Turnarounds.  For Michael, Business is a Ministry for the Common Good. He embraces the opportunity to Equip, and Empower you to Grow your Organization’s Mission so it Impacts all Stakeholders Personally, Relationally, and Commercially. He gladly seeks-out and accepts the challenge to find the Best Ways to Manage the tension between People, Productivity, and Profits.  Today, he likewise finds greater joy in Encouraging, Equipping, and Empowering Business Owners and Executives in their Transformational Journey in Christ; he is Passionate for Integrating the Good News from a Biblical, Trinitarian Worldview into an Everyday, Practical, Easy-to-Understand Application.  He is the Author of several e-Books including Great Business Emulates a Good God.Great Business Emulates a Good God  When not working, Michael enjoys time with Family, Blogging, and Volunteering to Enrich the Lives of Others.

3. Empowers you… Through Coaching

4. What is COACHING?  Coaching is a thought-provoking and creative process that successful business people use to help them pursue their passions and strengths. A coaching relationship is designed based on the client’s interests and goals. Discussion, questions and requests are used to assist the client as he or she reflects, identifies goals, develops strategies to reach them, takes action and adapts to challenges along the way.  A coach might brainstorm with you or make observations based on his expertise. While a coach may have expertise in a particular area, the primary focus of a coach is to help the client make her own choices and find what will work best for her.

5. What is COACHING? (Con’t.)  Research has demonstrated that the relationship-based skillful listening and questions provided by trained coaches through professional coaching leads to reflection and new learning and successful application of the learning in clients daily lives.  Coaching is not psychotherapy or counseling which deal with past events and how they relate to your thoughts and feelings in the present. While professional coaching does pay attention to your feelings, coaching focuses on the present and future, and is oriented towards the client applying learning to their business and life in order to move forward in practical ways.

6. What is Consulting?  A consultant is an adviser or expert who gives advice based on expertise in a specific area. The main difference between a coach and a consultant is the focus. A consultant recommends certain actions and may also teach clients certain skills.  In short, a consultant brings expertise in a specific area. A professional coach brings expertise in helping people connect with their own innate wisdom to define and achieve the goals they have set for themselves.

7. Main Difference Between Consulting and Coaching? While consulting sharply focuses on one specific issue, coaching takes a holistic view, and allows you to explore how all the different parts of your life and work are connected and affect each other. Whether coaching or consulting or a blend of them is best for you depends on your needs and values, as well the complexity of the situation and your time constraints.

9. How Does the Coaching Process Work?

10.  Coaching is for people who are basically well-adjusted, emotionally healthy, functioning effectively, and wanting to make changes in their lives.  Coaching is designed to address issues the person being coached would like to consider. These could include (but are not limited to) to career development, relationship enhancement, spiritual growth, lifestyle management, life balance, decision making, movement through transitions and/or the achievement of short-term or long term goals.

11.  Coaching is a professional-client relationship with a design to facilitate the creation/development of personal, professional or business goals, and to develop as well as carry out a strategy/plan for achieving those goals.  Coaching may involve brainstorming, values clarification, the completion of written assignments, education, goal setting, identifying plans of action, accountability, making requests, agreements to change behavior, examining lifestyles, and questioning.

12. The Client is exclusively responsible to make the final decision on how to handle these goals, incorporate coaching into those goals, and implement these goals.

13. A free introduction session is provided to determine if the coaching relationship is a good match for both the Client and the Coach.

14. Most clients have sessions every two weeks with unlimited email support between sessions during the agreed-upon term.

15. After each session, the Coach will e-mail a short Review Form for the Client to complete and e-mail back within 24 hours after the session. This form will reiterate the Client's action plan and capture the most significant “take-ways” from the session. Before the next session, the Coach will e-mail a short Focus Form for the Client to complete and e-mail back at least 12 hours prior to the session.

16. Coaching is an on-going relationship that may take a number of months, although either party can terminate at any time. Some or all of the coaching may be through telephone, Skype, or personal meets dependent on the location of the Client and availability of the Coach. The where and how is determined between the Coach and the Client.

17. What Areas Could You Benefit From Through Coaching?

18.  1) Strategic and Tactical Problem-Solving?  2) Reduce Stress and Create Life/Work Balance?  3) Use a Reflective Mirror to Gain Real Perspective About Next Steps?

19.  4) Assistance with the Multitude of Managerial and Behavioral Challenges Throughout the Organization?  5) Adapt to New Corporate Realities and Cultures?  6) Uncover Blind Spots and Increase Performance?

20.  7) Develop Skills for Greater Acceleration of Profitability and Productivity?  8) Effectively Integrate Faith into the Workplace in a non-Threatening Manner?  9) Share Life’s Journey of Faith & Business with an Accountability Partner?

21.  10) Balancing Marriage, Family, and Work?  11) Strengthening Relationships?  12) Transforming Your Business into a Ministry?

22. Summary ABBACO Advisors Empowers You Through Coaching To Grow A Great Business And a Great Life.

23. To schedule a no-cost, exploratory interview to see how we may best serve you to fulfill your goals contact: Michael Surowiec, Ph.D Consultant, Coach, and Author of Great Business Emulates a Good God Abbaco Advisors, LLC P.O. Box 1122 Ellenton, FL 34222 Email: M@Surowiec.comM@Surowiec.com LinkedIn: MichaelSurowiecPh.DMichaelSurowiecPh.D Website: AbbacoAdvisors.comAbbacoAdvisors.com “We Equip & Empower Owners & Executives To Grow a GREAT BUSINESS”