Main benefits of coaching to recipient

Generates improvements in individuals’ performance/targets/goals                          84%

Increased openness to personal learning and development                                     60%

Helps identify solutions to specific work-related issue                                            58%

Greater ownership and responsibility                                                                    52%

Developing self-awareness                                                                                  42%

Improves specific skills or behaviour                                                                     38%

Greater clarity in roles and objectives                                                                   37%

Corrects behaviour/performance difficulties                                                            33%

Main benefits of coaching to the organisation

Allows fuller use of individual’s talents/potential                                                     79%

Demonstrates commitment to individuals and their development                             69%

Higher organisational performance/productivity                                                      69%

Increased creativity/learning/knowledge                                                                63%

Intrinsically motivates people                                                                               57%

Facilitates the adoption of a new culture/Management style                                   39%

Improves relationships between people/departments                                              35%

Managing Best Practice Research on Coaching

Research findings summarised are based on a survey of 339 human resource and personnel specialists who responded to a questionnaire in May 1999.

Respondents are drawn from The Industrial Society’s (The Work Foundation) database, including member and non-member organisations, across the whole economy, all regions of the UK, and different sizes of site and organisation.

The Work Foundation the UK’s leading evidence-based research and management consultancy.