Events - Consolidating the Business Case for Coaching

Consolidating the Business Case for Coaching

The London Coaching Group is pleased to welcome all coaches and those interested in Coaching to their monthly meeting. The meetings commence at 6.15 for networking with the Speaker for the evening commencing at 6.45. The cost of the evening, including refreshments is £10.00. Booking is essential to reserve your place. Consolidating the Business Case for Coaching Although coaching is increasingly used in corporations, the limited amount of ROI information and sporadic bad press has fuelled a view that coaching may be an expensive mystic art, rather than a consistently reliable business tool. There is a growing demand for hard facts about the benefits of coaching. In fact, coaching has a significant impact on business performance, and I will pull together the data to show the business argument and strong ROI figures - compelling information to present to any business. Quilken’s own study walks through the linkage between coaching and the bottom line and shows a wide range of 3-1000 times ROI. I can summarise factors influencing returns, and key findings about perception of coaching value. Ultimately, this becomes a call to other coaches to face the ROI discussion head on and also become more disciplined in their own measurement of business impact – so they can - · Maximise the value for clients by highlighting & focussing attention on core learning, progress and pinpointing solutions they can re-use. · Demonstrate the balance, interplay and value of direct & indirect benefits · Increase the body of credible data available in the market place Cathy Fennell formed Quilken in 2003 after 13 years with IBM as an international coach & leadership consultant with managers & executives. Cathy has broad experience in many businesses and is trained n NLP, TQM, Leadership Effectiveness, Organisational & Team Consultancy and Change Facilitation. Cathy is a member of the International Coach Federation & Corporate Coach U.