Coaching return on investment survey
In a study conducted by the Manchester Group, leaders who were coached up to one year experienced:
Personal Benefits of the coached executive:
- delivered an average ROI of 5.7 times the initial investment
- 67% improvement in teamwork
- 71% improvement in working relationships with immediate supervisors
- 77% improvement in working relationships with direct reports
Maximizing the Impact of Executive Coaching The Return Investment of Executive Coaching, Behavioral Change, Organizational Outcomes and Return on Investment, The Manchester Review, 2001
Corporate Benefits Received:
- 79% felt better able to make decisions on what was important to them
- 81% said coaching gave them a deeper understanding what gets in their way
- 85% said that coaching has made a major difference and helped them make important changes
Can Coaching Reduce the Incidence of Stress Related Absenteeism? J. Ramsey and S. Stover Kjeldsen in cooperation with the University of Norwegian University Life Sciences Department, 2002
Why you need a coach
Coaches are not for the meek. They’re for people who value unambiguous feedback. All coaches have one thing in common. It’s that they are ruthlessly results-oriented
~ Fast Company Magazine
I absolutely believe that people, unless coached, never reach their full potential
~ Bob Nardelli, CEO, Home Depot
A coach is part adviser, part sounding board, part cheerleader, part manager and part strategist
~ The Business Journal
Coaching is unlocking a person’s potential to maximize their own performance. It is helping them to learn rather than teaching them. Clients say coaching brings out their best by helping them focus, break down tasks and clarify their values