3 Great Statistics on Coaching Effectiveness
International Coach Federation

The International Coach Federation surveyed coaching clients for demographic data and feedback on the value of coaching. All had a formal, on-going relationship with a coach with an average duration of nine months. Over 80 percent of the respondents had undergraduate degrees and over a third had Master”s degrees or higher.

Value of Coaching:

70% very valuable
29% valuable

Main role of the Coach:

85% sounding board
78% motivator
51% mentor
47% business consultant
85% time management
74% career guidance
74% business advice
68% higher level of self-awareness
62% smarter goal-setting
57% lower stress
53% more self-confidence

The survey was conducted by Amy Watson, Principal, PRO fusion Public Relations, with survey design assistance by Jackie Rieves Watson, PhD., Professor of Management and Statistics, Amber University.