Does Coaching work?

• The Institute of Coaching cites that more than 70% of individuals who receive coaching benefited from improved work performance, relationships, and more effective communication skills. They also reported that 86% of companies feel that they recouped the investment they made into coaching plus more on top.  (How Does Coaching Actually Help Leaders?, Forbes, March 28, 2019)

• The business coaching industry is on track to be worth $15 billion this year, according to IBIS World, as compared to just over $9 billion back in 2009. Now, a coach is one part prestige signifier and one-part self-optimization tool—the goal being to become a better leader, certainly, but also a more empathetic, introspective version of yourself. (How empathy became the new CEO status symbol, Fast Company, October 23, 2019)

• Studies show that coaching is effective at reducing procrastination and facilitating goal attainment and there is a growing body of empirical research that supports the findings that business coaching really does facilitate goal achievement. (How Does Coaching Actually Help Leaders?, Forbes, March 28, 2019)