International Coach Federation Survey Results

The results of this survey, compiled for the International Coach Federation by an independent consultant, provide interesting statistics and also give a good overview of the areas where coaching has proved to be beneficial.

A significant majority (98.5%) of coaching clients said their investment in a coach was well worth the money.

Outcomes of Working With a Coach

The outcomes that clients most often attribute to their coaching are a higher level of self-awareness and self-confidence, a more balanced life, smarter goal-setting and lower stress levels.

Clients reported experiencing the following outcomes as a result of working with a coach:

Self-awareness:	67.6%
Setting better goals	62.4%
More balanced life:	60.5%
Lower stress levels:	57.1%
Self-discovery:	52.9%
Self-confidence:	52.4%
Improvement in quality of life:	43.3%
Enhanced communication skills:	39.5%
Project completion:	35.7%
Health or fitness improvement:	33.8%
Better relationship w/ boss, co-workers:	33.3%
Better family relationship(s):	33.3%
Increased energy:	31.9%
More fun:	31.9%
More income:	25.7%
Stopped a bad habit:	25.7%
Change in career:	24.3%
More free time:	22.9%
Increased profitability of business:	17.1%
Other:	15.3%
Started new business:	12.9%
Empowered employees:	11.0%
Business turn around:	9.0%
Change in residential location:	5.7%

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The Role of the Coach

By far, most coaching clients pay their coach to be a sounding board – to really listen to them and give honest feedback.

Nearly half (49.3%) of coaching clients confide in their coach as much as their best friend, spouse or therapist.

Clients, who could select as many choices as were applicable, characterized the role of their coach as the following:

Sounding board:	84.8%
Motivator:	78.1%
Friend:	56.7%
Mentor:	50.5%
Business consultant:	46.7%
Teacher:	41.0%
Taskmaster:	30.5%
Spiritual guide:	29.5%
Other:	13.3%

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Coaching Issues

Most clients turn to their coach for help on time management as well as career guidance and business advice. To a lesser but still significant extent, they seek coaching on relationships, family, wellness and spirituality.

Clients, who could select as many choices as were applicable, said they work with their coach on the following issues:

Time management:	80.5%
Career:	74.3%
Business:	73.8%
Relationships/Family:	58.6%
Physical/Wellness:	51.9%
Spiritual:	51.0%
Personal:	45.2%
Goal-setting:	39.5%
Financial:	38.1%
Creativity:	11.0%
Other:	1.4%

Our Coaches

“It’s all about YOU!”

Your coach is there just for YOU. The only agenda is YOU and YOUR success, to help you unleash YOUR potential! Your coach can be your closest ally, an impartial observer and friendly ear seeing things from a fresh, supportive, positive perspective, totally there just for you and/or your business, as well as someone there to hold you accountable for your actions.

“The only agenda is YOU and YOUR success.”

Your coach is a fresh pair of eyes seeing from a different perspective, often being able to have a helicopter view of things above the drama and the detail.

“Supportive. Guiding. Challenging. Encouraging. Accountable. An ally.”

He/she can be a combination of a trusted advisor & sounding board, a champion to support and believe in you, a mentor to guide you, a manager to keep you on track and accountable and a sports coach/personal trainer to challenge and improve ‘your game’.

ALL of our coaches have a recognised coaching qualification and many also have psychology, counselling and business qualifications too.

“Qualified coaches. Experts in their fields.”

ALL of our coaches are experts in their fields and we will ensure that your coach has the right mix of qualifications and experience to suit your needs.

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