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By The Life Coaching Company
April 1, 2002
Research by The Lifecoaching Company - "Coaching Today Survey".
Research took place at the HRD Show in London in April 2002, respondents all HR professionals.
86% held very positive views on coaching
86% of respondents' organisations have offered coaching at one time or another and coaching is CURRENTLY taking place in over one third (36%) of organisations
Respondents feel that coaching achieves the following desired outcomes:
A positive impact on other aspects of participants' lives, both at work and outside the workplace (96%)
A feeling amongst participants of ownership of the issues and the outcomes (85%)
Evidence of learning being put into practice (71%)
Readily-quantifiable and positive results, often demonstrated on the company's "bottom-line" over the long term (62%)
TOP 4 words associated with COACHING (from a given list) were:
Supportive (98%), Empowering (82%), Holistic (80%), Inspirational (77%)
TOP 3 words associated with TRAINING (from the same given list) were:
Prescriptive (71%), Rigid (70%), Intimidating (50%)