• Companies reporting strong leadership development programs are 1.5 times more likely to be found atop Fortune magazine’s ‘Most Admired Companies’ list.” Source: Consulting Psychology Journal
• An executive development survey found that 43% of CEOs and 71% of senior executives reported that they had worked with a coach. Most telling, 92% of leaders being coached say they plan to use a coach again. Source: Fast Company
• Organizations with the highest quality leaders were 13 times more likely to outperform their competition in key bottom-line metrics such as financial performance, quality of products and services, employee engagement, and customer satisfaction. Source: Great Leadership
• Of respondents who were included in a BusinessWeek.com “Best Companies for Leaders” list, 94% said their organization is active in developing successors for “mission-critical roles,” compared with about two-thirds of respondents from other organizations. Source: BusinessWeek
• 70% of organizations surveyed say their leadership development practices are just average, below average, or poor. Source: Training Magazine
• -41% of organizations recognize the critical importance of defining leadership requirements but only 8% have taken the time to define their unique leadership requirements.  Furthermore, 77% of organizations indicated that their leadership strategy was only somewhat, or not at all, aligned with their business strategy. Source: Training Magazine
• 51% of organizations said their leadership is not at all ready, or only somewhat ready, to lead their organizations today and 71% said their leaders are not ready to lead their organizations into the future. Source: Training Magazine

Forbes reports on the overwhelming success of business coaching services. Of the business coaching clients surveyed, more than 85% reported financial benefits that far exceeded the investment they made hiring a business coach and 70% reported improved work performance and communication skills. Business leaders also reported an increase in self-awareness – one of the most powerful “soft skills” you can develop for building your business network – after working with a business coach. Additional studies demonstrate that working with a business coach helps you set and achieve SMART goals and develop confidence in your capacity to get what you want.

When you work with a business coach, you’re hiring an experienced partner in sustainable business growth. Your business coach helps you clarify your business vision so that it aligns with your personal and professional goals. A coach has the business savvy to “see the forest through the trees” and help prioritize your work accordingly. With a business coach at your side, you’ll be empowered to use key tools for understanding your business – its mission, operations, financials, culture and overall viability. As you work with a business coach, you’ll discover a process for addressing challenges, correcting imbalances and creating solutions that will prepare your business for long-term success.

The Harvard Business Review confirms that business owners and managers decide to work with a business coach for a wide range of reasons – 48% to facilitate a business transition, 26% to act as a sounding board and 12% to address problems derailing the company. Maybe your business is just starting out and needs help moving in the right direction. Or maybe your brand is established but has hit a plateau. Perhaps you’re losing staff – or customers – and you can’t figure out why. Or maybe your market is evolving, and you need help keeping ahead of the changes. A skilled business coach is a mentor who comes alongside you to help you address any challenge you’re having.