Coaching Benefits ROI

Selecting the right person for the right job is the largest part of coaching.

~ Phil Crosby

“ Wherever we work, we need courage both to remember what we are about
and, according to the tenor of our times, re-imagine ourselves while we are doing it”

~ David Whyte

Beautiful Burrard Inlet ~ Vancouver BC Canada

A Leadership Organization doesn’t just have one person who can “move souls” but a group
of people who have the skills and willingness to energize each other on a continuous basis

~ Dr. Terry Anderson

“If you are not prepared to be wrong you’ll never come up with anything original”

~ Sir Ken Robinson

“Of all the things successful people do to accelerate their trip down the path to success,

~ Jack Canfield

participating in some kind of coaching program is at the top of the list”

“Almost always, in a diverse organization, the solution the organization needs is
already being practiced somewhere in the system”. ~ Margaret Wheatley

THE VALUE OF COACHING AND ROI

The growing popularity of coaching in business has led to some important advancements in coaching research and Return On Investment studies. Companies are evaluating the results of their coaching initiatives and industry leaders for coach training and accreditation are compiling data that clearly points to the advantages of coaching in today’s competitive and rapidly changing, economy.

A study of Fortune 100 executives found that coaching resulted in an ROI of almost six times the program cost as well as a

77% improvement in relationships
67% improvement in teamwork

61% improvement in job satisfaction
48% improvement in quality

(Manchester Consulting Group)

An International Personnel Management Association survey found that productivity increased by 88 percent when coaching was combined with training (compared to a 22 percent increase with training alone).

A study of a Fortune 500 telecommunications company found that executive coaching resulted in a 529 percent ROI. (MetrixGlobal)

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company found that productivity among salespeople who had participated in an intensive coaching program rose by an average of 35 percent

80% of executives say they think they would benefit from coaching at work

Additional ROI Articles you may want to read:

Read any of the PDFS below- All of these documents are in PDF form, which means you can view them using the free Adobe reader, available at

2009 HBR Research Report – What Can Coaches do for You?
2009 HBR Research Report – The Realities of Executive Coaching
2008 American Management Association – Coaching: A Global Study of Successful Practices
2006 International Coach Federation – Building the Business Case for Coaching

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