Executive Coaching Resources

The articles and resources provide background information on coaching and cite the research about it’s benefits. Links to some key coaching-related sites are also included.

Learn More about Coaching

Coaching Defined

What Makes a Great Coach

Coaching vs. Mentoring: What’s the Difference?

Definitions of Coaching

The Benefits of Coaching

Finding the Right Coach for You

The Coaching Approach to Growth

Reinventing Yourself

Research on Coaching

Does coaching really deliver?  Here’s a summary of some of the key findings about the impact of coaching. 

Coaching: The Research

Links

The International Coach Federation (ICF): The foremost international coaching certification agency

Coaching:
It Just Works

“In one 2004 study, executive coaching at Booz Allen Hamilton, the business consultants firm, returned $7.90 for every $1 the firm spent…”

The Dallas Morning News

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“Training increases productivity 22%; when paired with coaching it increases productivity 88% to 400%.”

International Personnel Management Association, 2001

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“Coaching for leadership impacts companies through increased productivity, improved communications, increased staff commitment and loyalty and decreased levels of stress and tension.”

M. Berard, Coaching and Mentoring: Enhancing Education