Figment Coaching

Recent studies and surveys have highlighted the main areas of benefit accruing from executive coaching for both the client and the organization. A recent issue of the Work Foundation’s “Managing Best Practices” looked at the highest rated benefits in a survey of organizations used executive coaching as a best practice tool. The following are the main factors cited in over 40% of the responses:

Main benefits to the Client

• Generates Improvements in individuals’ performance/targets/goals
• Increased openness to personal learning and development
• Helps identify solutions to specific work-related issue
• Greater ownership and responsibility
• Developing self-awareness
• Improves specific skills or behaviour
• Greater clarity in roles and objectives

Main benefits to the Organization

• Allows fuller use of individual’s talents/potential
• Demonstrates commitment to individuals and their development
• Higher organizational performance/productivity
• Increased creativity/learning/knowledge
• Intrinsically motivates people
• Facilitates the adoption of new culture/management style
• Improves relationships between people/departments

"How many
people are
trapped in their
everyday habits:
part numb, part
frightened, part
indifferent? To
have a better life
we must keep
choosing how we
are living."

Albert Einstein