WHY COACHING

Because it can be adapted to the needs of the organization and its leaders, coaching provides the most flexible and tailored approach available while continually promoting focused, long-term and positive change.

Coaching has been proven to generate exceptional outcomes in leadership development and personal growth. Studies have shown coaching provides a cost effective way to reinforce learning in today’s fast-paced business environment.

In fact, seventy-eight percent of the 472 top business and human capital leaders surveyed for the study said they viewed coaching as a credible, effective way to improve a company’s performance, according to the report Trends in Executive Coaching: New Research Reveals Emerging Best Practices. “Businesses that invest in human capital by effectively leveraging executive coaching to groom talent throughout the enterprise are witnessing a significant impact on both operational excellence and the bottom line,” says Karen O’Boyle, president of DBM North America.

Study participants calculated ROIs ranging from 100 percent to 500 percent return, based on factors such as executive output, quality improvements, cost savings and senior leader turnover. But coaching isn’t just about making money. (SHRM’s 2009 HR TREND BOOK ;Reprinted with the permission of Society for Human Resource Management.

Leadership development provides an important roadmap to help employees develop to their full career potential. Combined with a variety of industry accepted assessments, executive coaching helps companies determine the development needed for each employee and provides the necessary feedback to adjust workplace behaviors that could potentially limit a person’s potential within the organization.