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Coaching Culture Research

A growing number of organizations recognize the value in building a coaching culture that offers employees at all levels the opportunity to grow their skills, enhance their value and reach their professional goals. Through a research partnership with the Human Capital Institute (HCI), ICF is exploring the components of strong coaching cultures and how organizations use coaching to achieve strategic objectives.

Available Now: Defining New Coaching Cultures

Since 2014, ICF and the Human Capital Institute (HCI) have jointly investigated the fundamental tenets of coaching cultures within organizations and established a set of benchmarks for creating robust coaching environments in organizations.

This year’s research comes at a pivotal moment, following a period of immense workplace transformation triggered by the global pandemic, and it sheds light on critical trends affecting coaching cultures. While revisiting many of the subjects from previous reports, this one also focuses on barriers such as burnout and employee turnover, the influence of technology advancements like digital coaching platforms, and the prospect of coaching an increasingly remote workforce. Additionally, it looks at the impact of coaching on trending initiatives such as Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), upskilling, and employee well-being.

The final report is free for ICF members and $30 USD for non-members

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Past ICF/HCI Research

  • 2019 — Building Strong Coaching Cultures for the Future

    Since 2014, ICF’s research collaboration with the Human Capital Institute (HCI) has benchmarked the criteria for strong coaching cultures in organizations.

    This year’s research is designed as an update to prior studies, with an emphasis on the activities associated with building a strong coaching culture; namely, program design and implementation, professional development for internal coaches and managers/leaders using coaching skills, and evaluation of coaching impact.

    The final report is free for ICF Members, and $30 USD for non-members.

  • 2018 — Building a Coaching Culture for Change Management

    Seventy-seven percent of human resources practitioners and leaders report that their organization is in a state of constant change, with priorities and strategies continuously shifting. This research study explores how coaching strategies can be used to build change management capabilities. The final report is free for ICF Members and $40 USD for non-members.

  • 2017 — Building a Coaching Culture with Millennial Leaders

    Building a Coaching Culture with Millennial Leaders explores how organizations of all sizes are developing new leaders and supporting first-time people managers—many of whom are millennials—by building strong coaching cultures. The final report is available for free to ICF Members. Non-members can purchase the report for $45 USD.

  • 2016 — Building a Coaching Culture with Managers and Leaders

    Building a Coaching Culture with Managers and Leaders examines the ways in which companies and leaders establish and support a coaching culture, with a focus on training for managers/leaders using coaching skills. The final report is available for free to ICF Members. Non-members can purchase the report for $45 USD.

  • 2015 — Building a Coaching Culture for Increased Employee Engagement

    Building a Coaching Culture for Increased Employee Engagement explores the relationship between strong organizational coaching cultures and increased employee engagement. The final report is available for free to ICF Members. Non-members can purchase the report for $25 USD.

  • 2014 — Building a Coaching Culture

    Building a Coaching Culture is a benchmarking research study from ICF and HCI on the building blocks of strong organizational coaching cultures. The final report is available for free to ICF Members. Non-members can purchase the report for $45 USD.

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