RESEARCH
ON EXECUTIVE COACHING
The
Cascading Effects of Executive Coaching
Benefits
to the Individual:
Prepares high potentials for leadership roles, hones a seasoned
executive’s style, helps technical managers learn new leadership
skills, and increases an individual’s engagement and retention.
Benefits
to the Team: Fosters
better communication, understanding of differences and styles and
overall effectiveness. Builds a culture of feedback among peers.
Benefits
to the Organization: Development is a key factor
in retaining valuable talent, planning for succession and having
a cadre of leaders to move the company forward.
Research
has found...
- A positive link between coaching and sustained learning and behavior change.
- A positive link between coaching and perceived leadership effectiveness.
- A positive link between coaching and productivity.
- Working with a coach leads to improved direct report and supervisor ratings on 360 assessments.
- Coached executives report their contribution to the company was maximized, coaching was beneficial to the business, and coaching was a good return on investment.
- Investing in the development of individual contributors, first-level supervisors, and mid-level managers has been shown to increase the engagement and retention of high potentials in organizations.
- Development programs that incorporate a combination of feedback, support, and challenge have found to be the most effective in developing leadership competence, as well as directly impacting job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and reducing turnover.
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