Coaching works.  When done well, coaching is a highly effective development tool that’s personally and professionally rewarding. The benefits of coaching to business include accelerating the pace of change to address challenging financial climates, as well as motivating, retaining and enthusing key employees.   My own MSc research into coaching found that it is positively related to increased employee engagement as measured by the Gallup Q12 WPA scores, with Recognition (as measured by Q4) and Trust (as measured by Q10) being the most responsive to a coaching approach.

But if you are anything like me, then you will want to make up your own mind. To help you, I have detailed below evidence to demonstrate that coaching is a worthwhile investment.

One of the best resources I found in support of the coaching business case is the International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentoring, part of the Oxford Brookes University.  It is a free access, international peer reviewed journal, which is published bi-annually on-line in February and August. The aim of the journal is twofold: firstly, to provide evidence-based, well-researched resources for students, professionals, corporate clients, managers and academic specialists who need to be at the forefront of developments in the field; and secondly to offer an accessible yet powerful discussion platform for the growing number of coaching and mentoring practitioners seeking to validate their practice.