Leader-led coaching is increasingly recognized as essential for enhancing productivity, engagement, and performance in the workplace. A July 2017 survey indicated that while 58% of HR leaders value coaching as a key leadership practice, many managers lack the necessary coaching skills, with only 15% of respondents noting effective coaching behaviors. The majority believe that effective coaching leads to more productive and engaged teams, with a trend towards placing greater emphasis on this practice in the near future.

1. Why Leader-Led Conversations
Have Never Been More Critical
THERE’S NO DOUBT ABOUT IT
—workplace coaching is on the rise
But it’s more than a trending
topic; good coaching is now
widely considered the
“x-factor” in higher employee
productivity, engagement,
and performance.
649HR Leaders
You NEED to KNOW
About Workplace
COACHING
In a July 2017 survey, HR.com, in partnership with InsideOut
Development, asked 649 HR leaders whether they saw
leader-led coaching as a management must and the impact it
was having in their organizations.
HERE’S WHAT THEY SAID:
the SURVEY
58% of respondents
agreed or strongly agreed that
coaching is an important
leadership development practice
in their organization.
COACHING IS A
HIGH PRIORITY NOW
AND IN THE FUTURE
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MOST MANAGERS DON’T
KNOW HOW TO COACH
The top 3 coaching behaviors leaders perform most poorly:
THEY ARE NOT EXHIBITING
CRITICAL COACHING BEHAVIORS
Only 15% of respondents
agreed or strongly agreed that employees in their organization feel
their managers demonstrate the behaviors that make a good coach.
1 Hold difficult
conversations
successfully
2 Help develop
strategies for meeting
employees’ goals
3 Give candid
feedback‚ both
positive & negative
If you want increased productivity and
higher engagement, coaching should be at the
center of your talent management strategy.
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78% of respondents
agreed or strongly agreed that
managers in their organizations
who are considered good coaches
have more productive teams.
TEAMS WHO HAVE
GOOD COACHES ARE
MORE PRODUCTIVE...
Nº3
84% of respondents
agreed or strongly agreed that
managers in their organizations
who are considered good coaches
have more engaged teams.
...AND MORE ENGAGEDOver two-thirds
of respondents
agreed that their organization
would place greater importance
on leader-led coaching in the
next 12-18 months.
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