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Create a Commitment-Based, Results-Oriented Organization Through Coaching

 

The International Coach Federation surveyed 210 coaching clients for demographic data and feedback/opinions about the value and use of coaching.  Of these respondents, 197 were employed professionals.  All had a formal, on-going relationship with a coach over an average duration of 9 months.  Over 80% of the respondents had undergraduate degrees and over a third had Master’s degrees or higher.

 

Value of the coaching investment:

  • 70% “very valuable”,
  • 28.5% “valuable”

 

Level of confidence in the coach:

  • 50% confide to their coach as much as their best friend, spouse or therapist,
  • 12% confide in their coach more than anyone else

 

Main role of the coach:

  • 84.8% sounding board
  • 78.1% motivator
  • 56.7% friend
  • 50.5% mentor
  • 46.7% business consultant
  • 41% teacher

Typical issues:

  • 84.5% time management
  • 74.3% career guidance
  • 73.8% business advice
  • 58.6% relationship / family issues
  • 51.9% physical / wellness issues
  • 45.2% personal issues
  • 39.5% goal-setting
  • 38.1% financial guidance
  • 11% creativity

 

The survey was conducted by Amy Watson, Principal, PROfusion Public Relations, with survey design assistance by Jackie Rieves  Watson, Ph.D., professor of Management  and Statistics, Amber University.

 

Results attributed to coaching:

 

  • 67.6% higher level of self-awareness
  • 62.4% smarter goal-setting
  • 60.5% more balanced life
  • 57.1% lower stress levels
  • 52.9% self-discovery
  • 52.4% more self-confidence
  • 43.3% improvement in quality of life
  • 39.5% enhanced communication skills
  • 35.7% project completion
  • 33.8% health or fitness improvement
  • 33.3% better relationship with staff
  • 33.3% better family relationships
  • 31.9% increased energy
  • 31.9% more fun
  • 25.7% more income
  • 25.7% stopped a bad habit
  • 24.3% change in career
  • 22.9% more free time

 

Mars Venus Coaching was founded on the principles of John Gray, Ph.D., an internationally recognized expert in the fields of communication and gender relationships.  He is the best-selling relationship author of all time; writer of 16 books including the global phenomenon, Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus and other books, CDs, and DVDs.

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