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THE      LINKAGE LEADER




   The ROI of Executive
   Coaching: A Case
   Study
                                                  By Merrill C. Anderson, Ph.D.



                                                   Merrill C. Anderson, Ph.D. is a business
                                                   consulting executive, author, and
                                                   educator with 20 years experience
                                                   improving the performance of people
                                                   and organizations. Dr. Anderson is the
                                                   chief business architect of Cylient, a
                                                   professional services firm that partners
                                                   with business leaders to maximize the
                                                   value of people and change initiatives.
                                                   Dr. Anderson's book, Bottom-Line
                                                   Organization Development, breaks new
                                                   ground in applying powerful evaluation
                                                   methodology to increase bottom-line
                                                   value from strategic change initiatives.




                     Copyright © Merrill Anderson. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission.




www.linkageinc.com
A Fortune 500 firm and a coaching services company recently engaged Cylient to
               determine the business benefits and return on investment for an executive coaching
               program. This executive briefing was excerpted from the final report of the study.

       The Bottom Line: Coaching produced a 529% return on investment and significant
       intangible benefits to the business. The study provided powerful new insights into how to
       maximize the business impact of executive coaching.


Introduction
               A Fortune 500 firm launched an innovative leadership development effort that was
               expected to accelerate the development of next generation leaders. The participants in
               this effort were drawn mostly from the ranks of middle managers and from many
               different business units and functional areas. Leadership development activities
               included group mentoring, individual assessments and development planning, a
               leadership workshop and work on strategic business projects.

               Coaching was considered to be a key enabler for this approach to leadership
               development because the participants could work privately and individually with his or
               her coach to develop specific leadership competencies. The client organization engaged
               the Coaching Services company to provide coaching to the leadership development
               participants. While participants spoke very highly of their experience with coaching, it
               was decided to conduct a formal assessment of the effectiveness and business impact of
               coaching. It is intended that the results from this study be used to determine:

               1. How did coaching add value to the business and what was the return on investment?

               2. How could coaching be best leveraged in the future, especially if coaching was to be
               expanded to other business regions?


Data Collection Procedures
               It was decided that the best way to isolate and capture the effects of coaching on the
               business was through a questionnaire. This questionnaire had two parts. Part one was
               completed electronically via email and examined clients’ initial reaction to coaching,
               what they learned, how they applied what they learned, and it also captured their initial
               assessment of business impact. Part two was conducted over the telephone with each
               respondent and probed more deeply into business impact and the financial return on
               investment

               The target population for the survey was 43 leadership development participants. These
               participants were drawn from two regions: Eastern United States (37) and Mexico (6).
               These participants represented a cross section of the business and included those in
               sales, operations, technology, finance and marketing. All had been identified as
               potential leaders and executives. Thirty (30) of 43 leadership development participants
               returned their surveys for a 70% response rate.




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THE ROI OF EXECUTIVE COACHING: A CASE STUDY



Results
          Coaching was a very effective developmental tool for the leadership development
          participants, producing financial and intangible benefits for the business. Coaching
          sessions were rich learning environments that enabled the learning to be applied to a
          variety of business situations. Decision-making, team performance and the motivation
          of others were enhanced. Many of these business applications contributed annualized
          financial benefits. Other applications created significant intangible benefits. Overall, the
          participants appreciated their coaching experiences and would highly recommend
          coaching to others.

          Three-quarters (77%) of the 30 respondents indicated that coaching had
          significant or very significant impact on at least one of nine business measures. In-
          depth discussions were conducted over the telephone with each respondent to further
          explore the business impact of coaching. Sixty percent of the respondents were able
          to identify specific financial benefits that came as a result of their coaching.

          Overall, productivity (60% favorable) and employee satisfaction (53%) were cited
          as the most significantly impacted by the coaching. Respondents defined
          productivity in this context as relating to their personal or to their work group
          productivity and half (50%) documented annualized financial benefits. Employee
          satisfaction was viewed both in terms of the respondents being personally more
          satisfied as a result of the coaching, as well as being able to increase the employee
          satisfaction of their team members. The respondents could not quantify this benefit in
          financial terms. Employee satisfaction then, was a significant source of intangible
          benefits. Customer satisfaction (53%) was also a significant source of intangible
          benefits.

          The next most frequently cited as being significantly impacted by coaching were
          work output (30%) and work quality (40%). Twenty percent of the respondents
          identified financial benefits as a result of increased work output. Many respondents
          reported improvements in work quality; however they were not able to quantify these
          improvements in terms of dollar benefits. Work quality improvements were considered
          an intangible benefit of the coaching.

          Program costs were tabulated for all 43 leadership development participants in
          determining the return on investment. A 529% return on investment was produced
          by the coaching process (excluding the benefits from employee retention). While
          those clients who had customer or people responsibilities produced proportionally
          greater financial benefits, the realization of benefits to the business was fairly
          widespread throughout the group involved in this study.


Recommendations
          To maximize the business benefits of executive coaching:

          •    Manage the entire coaching process to ensure consistency and quality. Though
               the content of individual coaching sessions should always be confidential, the
               coaching process itself needs to be managed to ensure that the coaching clients and
               the coaches are following the appropriate process and leveraging best practices.


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THE ROI OF EXECUTIVE COACHING: A CASE STUDY



•    Prepare clients in advance for coaching, and don't force coaching on anyone.
     Because coaching remains a relatively new development technique, people may not
     understand how the coaching process can help them become better business
     professionals and to be more effective in achieving results. The sooner they
     understand the process, the sooner they will see results.
•    Offer clients the ability to select their coaches. Chemistry is important in building
     an effective coaching relationship. Provide prospective coaching clients with
     information about the coaches, including biographies, education, coaching
     credentials, functional expertise, industry experience and other background
     information.
•    Provide coaching strong organizational support. Those being coached should
     receive encouragement and support from their immediate managers. Also, coaching
     should be conducted in the context of other developmental efforts such as
     competency development, assessments, mentoring and leadership workshops.
•    Ensure coaches are grounded in the company's business and culture. Coaches
     are more effective when they can identify with and talk about the realities of their
     client's environment.
•    Allow each coaching relationship to follow its own path. A major difference
     between coaching and training is that coaching allows the individual to determine
     what works best for him or her at a very personal level. Coaches need wide latitude
     to work with "the whole person" and help each client be more effective as a person
     as well as to be more effective as a business leader.
•    Build performance measurement into the coaching process. Evaluation of
     coaching should be designed into the process from the beginning to better set
     performance expectations and open up new learning opportunities for making
     coaching more effective. For example, coaching can be refocused to deal with
     issues or to ensure that business priorities will be met. In this way, the evaluation of
     coaching becomes more than just a measuring stick - it becomes a structured
     approach to deepen the business value of coaching.




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Roi On Coaching
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Roi On Coaching

  • 1. THE LINKAGE LEADER The ROI of Executive Coaching: A Case Study By Merrill C. Anderson, Ph.D. Merrill C. Anderson, Ph.D. is a business consulting executive, author, and educator with 20 years experience improving the performance of people and organizations. Dr. Anderson is the chief business architect of Cylient, a professional services firm that partners with business leaders to maximize the value of people and change initiatives. Dr. Anderson's book, Bottom-Line Organization Development, breaks new ground in applying powerful evaluation methodology to increase bottom-line value from strategic change initiatives. Copyright © Merrill Anderson. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission. www.linkageinc.com
  • 2. A Fortune 500 firm and a coaching services company recently engaged Cylient to determine the business benefits and return on investment for an executive coaching program. This executive briefing was excerpted from the final report of the study. The Bottom Line: Coaching produced a 529% return on investment and significant intangible benefits to the business. The study provided powerful new insights into how to maximize the business impact of executive coaching. Introduction A Fortune 500 firm launched an innovative leadership development effort that was expected to accelerate the development of next generation leaders. The participants in this effort were drawn mostly from the ranks of middle managers and from many different business units and functional areas. Leadership development activities included group mentoring, individual assessments and development planning, a leadership workshop and work on strategic business projects. Coaching was considered to be a key enabler for this approach to leadership development because the participants could work privately and individually with his or her coach to develop specific leadership competencies. The client organization engaged the Coaching Services company to provide coaching to the leadership development participants. While participants spoke very highly of their experience with coaching, it was decided to conduct a formal assessment of the effectiveness and business impact of coaching. It is intended that the results from this study be used to determine: 1. How did coaching add value to the business and what was the return on investment? 2. How could coaching be best leveraged in the future, especially if coaching was to be expanded to other business regions? Data Collection Procedures It was decided that the best way to isolate and capture the effects of coaching on the business was through a questionnaire. This questionnaire had two parts. Part one was completed electronically via email and examined clients’ initial reaction to coaching, what they learned, how they applied what they learned, and it also captured their initial assessment of business impact. Part two was conducted over the telephone with each respondent and probed more deeply into business impact and the financial return on investment The target population for the survey was 43 leadership development participants. These participants were drawn from two regions: Eastern United States (37) and Mexico (6). These participants represented a cross section of the business and included those in sales, operations, technology, finance and marketing. All had been identified as potential leaders and executives. Thirty (30) of 43 leadership development participants returned their surveys for a 70% response rate. COPYRIGHT © MERRILL ANDERSON. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. REPRINTED BY PERMISSION. 2
  • 3. THE ROI OF EXECUTIVE COACHING: A CASE STUDY Results Coaching was a very effective developmental tool for the leadership development participants, producing financial and intangible benefits for the business. Coaching sessions were rich learning environments that enabled the learning to be applied to a variety of business situations. Decision-making, team performance and the motivation of others were enhanced. Many of these business applications contributed annualized financial benefits. Other applications created significant intangible benefits. Overall, the participants appreciated their coaching experiences and would highly recommend coaching to others. Three-quarters (77%) of the 30 respondents indicated that coaching had significant or very significant impact on at least one of nine business measures. In- depth discussions were conducted over the telephone with each respondent to further explore the business impact of coaching. Sixty percent of the respondents were able to identify specific financial benefits that came as a result of their coaching. Overall, productivity (60% favorable) and employee satisfaction (53%) were cited as the most significantly impacted by the coaching. Respondents defined productivity in this context as relating to their personal or to their work group productivity and half (50%) documented annualized financial benefits. Employee satisfaction was viewed both in terms of the respondents being personally more satisfied as a result of the coaching, as well as being able to increase the employee satisfaction of their team members. The respondents could not quantify this benefit in financial terms. Employee satisfaction then, was a significant source of intangible benefits. Customer satisfaction (53%) was also a significant source of intangible benefits. The next most frequently cited as being significantly impacted by coaching were work output (30%) and work quality (40%). Twenty percent of the respondents identified financial benefits as a result of increased work output. Many respondents reported improvements in work quality; however they were not able to quantify these improvements in terms of dollar benefits. Work quality improvements were considered an intangible benefit of the coaching. Program costs were tabulated for all 43 leadership development participants in determining the return on investment. A 529% return on investment was produced by the coaching process (excluding the benefits from employee retention). While those clients who had customer or people responsibilities produced proportionally greater financial benefits, the realization of benefits to the business was fairly widespread throughout the group involved in this study. Recommendations To maximize the business benefits of executive coaching: • Manage the entire coaching process to ensure consistency and quality. Though the content of individual coaching sessions should always be confidential, the coaching process itself needs to be managed to ensure that the coaching clients and the coaches are following the appropriate process and leveraging best practices. COPYRIGHT © MERRILL ANDERSON. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. REPRINTED BY PERMISSION. 3
  • 4. THE ROI OF EXECUTIVE COACHING: A CASE STUDY • Prepare clients in advance for coaching, and don't force coaching on anyone. Because coaching remains a relatively new development technique, people may not understand how the coaching process can help them become better business professionals and to be more effective in achieving results. The sooner they understand the process, the sooner they will see results. • Offer clients the ability to select their coaches. Chemistry is important in building an effective coaching relationship. Provide prospective coaching clients with information about the coaches, including biographies, education, coaching credentials, functional expertise, industry experience and other background information. • Provide coaching strong organizational support. Those being coached should receive encouragement and support from their immediate managers. Also, coaching should be conducted in the context of other developmental efforts such as competency development, assessments, mentoring and leadership workshops. • Ensure coaches are grounded in the company's business and culture. Coaches are more effective when they can identify with and talk about the realities of their client's environment. • Allow each coaching relationship to follow its own path. A major difference between coaching and training is that coaching allows the individual to determine what works best for him or her at a very personal level. Coaches need wide latitude to work with "the whole person" and help each client be more effective as a person as well as to be more effective as a business leader. • Build performance measurement into the coaching process. Evaluation of coaching should be designed into the process from the beginning to better set performance expectations and open up new learning opportunities for making coaching more effective. For example, coaching can be refocused to deal with issues or to ensure that business priorities will be met. In this way, the evaluation of coaching becomes more than just a measuring stick - it becomes a structured approach to deepen the business value of coaching. COPYRIGHT © MERRILL ANDERSON. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. REPRINTED BY PERMISSION. 4
  • 6. Linkage is a global organizational development company that specializes in leadership development. We provide clients around the globe with integrated solutions that include strategic consulting services, customized leadership development and training experiences, tailored assessment services, and benchmark research. Linkage’s mission is to connect high-performing leaders and organizations to the futures they want to create. With a relentless commitment to learning, Linkage also offers conferences, institutes, summits, open-enrollment workshops, and distance learning programs on leading-edge topics in leadership, management, human resources, and organizational development. More than 200,000 leaders and managers have attended Linkage programs since 1988. Linkage Burlington, MA 781.402.5555 info@linkageinc.com Linkage • 200 Wheeler Road • Burlington, MA 01803 • 781.402.5555 • www.linkageinc.com Atlanta • New York • San Francisco • Athens • Bangalore • Brussels • Bucharest • Istanbul • Johannesburg • Kuwait City • Seoul • Singapore • Sydney