The Rise of Coaching in Organizations

Building internal strength and creating value requires an unflinching focus on people, as well as an enterprise-wide dedication to excellence, regardless of the task or the external landscape. The CEO Challenge report highlights the top three human capital strategies to address talent needs: grow talent internally, provide employee training and development, and raise employee engagement. The organization, the executive, and the executive coach work together in partnership to achieve individual and organizational goals. Organizations have found that many individuals are already coaching informally or have demonstrated passion for coaching and have developed a reputation for being strong people developers. Executive coaching, especially internal coaching is emerging as an effective response to this environment, but there remains a need to formalize its processes and structures. A coaching culture can promote dialogue and feedback between leaders and teams at all levels of the organization, not just for the few.