Benefits Executives received from Coaching.

A study reported in FORTUNE magazine (Monday, February 19, 2001), of a poll from Manchester. "The respondents were executives from large (mostly FORTUNE 1,000) companies who had participated in either "change oriented" coaching, aimed at improving certain behaviors or skills, or "growth oriented" coaching, designed to sharpen overall job performance. The programs lasted from six months to a year. About 60% of the executives were ages 40 to 49--a prime age bracket for career retooling. Half held positions of vice president or higher, and a third earned $200,000 or more per year. Asked for a conservative estimate of the monetary payoff from the coaching they got, these managers described an average return of more than $100,000, or about six times what the coaching had cost their companies. Almost three in ten (28%) claimed they had learned enough to boost quantifiable job performance--whether in sales, productivity, or profits--by $500,000 to $1 million since they took the training. They also reported better relationships with direct reports (77%), bosses (71%), peers (63%), and clients (37%), and cited a marked increase in job satisfaction (61%) and "organizational commitment" (44%), meaning they are less likely to quit than they were before.

	Improved Communication skills
	Building better Relationships
	Managing Conflict and Resolution
	Effective Interpersonal Skills
	Achieving Goals
	Leading and Driving Change
	Managing Performance Issues
	Effective Team Development
	Understanding Diversity
	Higher Motivation and Enthusiasm
	Clarity in Decision making
	More Self-Awareness and Reflection
	Accelerated Career path
	Increased Executive Presence
	Greater Work/Life Balance