12 Ways Professional Coaching Helps You Succeed

In previous decades, professional coaching was primarily focused on fixing the "problem areas," or performance deficits, of individuals within an organization. This approach, known as remedial coaching, was designed to help employees improve their weaknesses and to meet the standard of expectations set by their employer.

If you experienced coaching firsthand during this time, it might have felt like you were being issued a black mark on your record, and telling someone you were working with a coach might have drawn looks of confusion, or even pity.

Today, with the support, available accreditations, and standards – like those established by the International Coaching Federation (ICF), the coaching industry has been transformed. Now, coaching is holistic in its approach, while being strengths-focused and action-oriented for high performing individuals.

Instead of coaching symbolizing a problem, it has become a clear way to recognize and support a leader’s willingness and ability to develop, grow, and lead at a higher level. 

A commitment to hiring coaches now reveals an organization’s ability to listen to what leaders want most - growth and development to achieve better work/life balance and overall well-being. (Sources: Gallup, Gallup)

An organization’s willingness to invest in its people with coaching is proven to create higher yields for the company, too. 

According to a global survey conducted by the ICF in 2016, 86% of companies reported that they recouped their investment in coaching through increased productivity. 

Studies by Manchester Review Inc. and MetrixGlobal LLC found that coaching resulted in an average ROI of 5.7x the initial investment.

And, a study published in Public Personnel Management reported that managers who completed regular managerial training had a 22% increase in productivity while managers who also completed coaching had an 88% increase in productivity.

At Trust & Leadership Coaching (TLC), we see similar results – our success rate holds strong with 92% of our clientele saying that they got all of the results they wanted and more by working with us. So how does TLC make our professional coaching programs such a win-win for companies and their leaders? With deep, intentional, individualized work – from which you and your corporation will receive 12 categories of benefits:

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1. Personalized development: 
   TLC’s Executive Leadership Coaches excel at contextualizing leadership to individual leaders. By identifying a leader’s specific strengths, weaknesses, and goals, a tailored development plan emerges to aid that individual in reaching their full leadership potential.
   

2. Enhanced workplace efficiencies:
   By coaching with a TLC Executive Leadership Coach, leaders gain greater insight into their behavior, motivations, and leadership style. This enables them to make more informed decisions and better understand their impact on others—which reduces workplace friction while increasing efficiencies and, in turn, the company’s revenue. Research by the Human Capital Institute and the ICF showed that 60% of organizations with strong coaching cultures report their revenue as above average compared to their industry peers.
   

3. Improved communication skills:
   A TLC Executive Leadership Coach models communication skills crucial for building strong relationships and leading successful teams, including active listening, conflict resolution, and the effective presentation of ideas.
   

4. Increased confidence and resilience:
   Working with a TLC Executive Leadership Coach helps leaders build confidence in their abilities and develop resilience in the face of challenges, enabling them to navigate difficulties more effectively and stay focused on achieving their goals.
   

5. Accountability and support:
   A TLC Executive Leadership Coach holds the leader they are working with accountable for taking action on their goals. They also provide ongoing support and guidance to help them stay on track and make meaningful progress toward achieving their leadership aspirations.
   

6. Accelerated career growth:
   By working with TLC Executive Leadership Coaches, who are skilled in developing leadership skills, leaders can position themselves for greater career advancement opportunities, increased responsibility, and more successful outcomes in their professional lives.
   

7. Objectivity and perspective:
   A TLC Executive Leadership Coach provides an objective and unbiased perspective on a person’s leadership style and challenges, helping them to see things from different angles to gain new insights for more effective decision-making.
   

8. Strengthened emotional intelligence:
   Through coaching with a TLC Executive Leadership Coach, leaders improve the #1 skill required for building strong relationships, fostering trust, and handling difficult situations with grace—emotional intelligence (their ability to understand and manage their own emotions and the emotions of others). 
   

9. Enhanced teamwork and collaboration:
   A TLC Executive Leadership Coach helps leaders develop the skills that build high-performing teams, foster a collaborative work environment, and effectively manage conflict and differences among team members, leading to increased productivity and efficiency. And there’s data to back us up – A study published in the Consulting Psychology Journal found that coaching improved work performance by 70%, improved relationships with others by 60%, and improved teamwork by 51%.
   

10. Harmony between work and life:
    A TLC Executive Leadership Coach helps leaders set priorities, manage stress, and establish boundaries. As a result, these leaders achieve a healthier work-life balance, reduce burnout, improve their overall well-being, and increase the satisfaction they feel in their professional and personal lives.
    

11. Increased innovation and creativity:
    TLC Executive Leadership Coaches are creative, helping leaders tap into their creative potential. They challenge assumptions and encourage multi-dimensional thinking, leading to innovative solutions, fresh ideas, and a competitive edge in the leaders’ industry.
    

12. Long-term growth and sustainability:
    As leaders develop their leadership skills and evolve through this coaching, a TLC Executive Leadership Coach experienced in enabling transformation will help them build a strong foundation for long-term growth, sustainability, and career success, enabling them to adapt to changing circumstances and lead effectively in any situation.

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Aside from the benefits of coaching and the tangible ROI impacts, what makes Trust & Leadership Coaching different from others is our proprietary & holistic leadership development program that cultivates deep knowing, well-being, and connection. In short, we transform achievers into leaders the world needs. 

Whether you’re a Rising Star, an Emerging Leader preparing to manage a project or lead a team, an Established Leader currently leading a team or a project, or an Executive or Founder mastering your leadership skills, we offer a right-fit leadership development program for you, and we have TLC coaches who have been trained to help you lead as your most authentic, efficient, engaged, and purposeful self.

Connect with us today, and we’d be happy to help you identify the unique coaching journey that you and your leaders are meant to embark upon.