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Business coaches for advisers: Do they work?

Most adviser coaches fulfill the same function as your mother: to tell you what you already know what you should be doing — like wearing a sweater if it's cold outside or getting rid of an annoying client with a $10,000 account

I'd be interested in getting adviser feedback about the use of business coaches. Lately, it seems as if I've received a dozen e-mails from business coaches and other “experts” trying to sell me on doing a story about how they help advisers.
I'm skeptical.
While I'm all for hiring a spe

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