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Building a Coaching Culture

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: 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.

ICF/HCI Research Updates

From time to time, ICF sends email updates regarding our ongoing research partnership with the Human Capital Institute. If you would like to opt in to receive periodic emails about ICF and HCI research on coaching in organizations, please complete the form below.

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Past ICF/HCI Research

  • 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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