Coaching Survey
Compelling Life Coaching Statistics from the International Coaching Federation (ICF).
Results of working with a coach
The outcomes that clients most often
attribute to their coaching are a higher level of self-awareness and
self-confidence, a more balanced life, smarter goal-setting, and lower
stress levels. Clients reported experiencing the following
outcomes as a result of working with a coach:
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Self-awareness: 67.6%
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Setting better goals: 62.4%
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More balanced life: 60.5%
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Lower stress levels:57.1%
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Self-discovery: 52.9%
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Self-Confidence: 52.4%
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Improvement in quality of life: 43.3%
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Enhanced communication skills: 39.5%
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Project completion: 35.7%
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Health or fitness improvement: 33.8%
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Better relationship with their boss, co-workers: 33.8%
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Better family relationship(s): 33.3%
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More income: 25.7%
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Stopped a bad habit: 25.7%
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Change in career: 24.3%
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More free time: 22.9%
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Increased profitability of business: 17.1%
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Started new business: 12.9%
Value of the coaching investment
A landslide of 98.5% of coaching clients said their investment with a
coach was well worth the money.
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70% of clients said their investment in a coach was very valuable
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28.5% said their investment was valuable
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1.5% said their investment in a coach had not been valuable.
Gender, Age, and Education
The survey polled 210 clients of personal and professional coaches.
(Note: Most of the survey questions allowed multiple answers.)
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Of the 210 coaching clients polled, 65 were males (31%) and 165 were female (69%).
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The average age of coaching clients is 41 years old. The median age is 40. The minimum age is 24 and the maximum age is 67. Most coaching clients are employed professionals.
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82% of coaching clients are degreed, and over 1/3 hold a Masters degree or higher.
How coaching sessions are
conducted
Personal Coaching (which doesn't include corporate
coaching done in person)
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94.3% of coaching is done on the telephone
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45.2% electronic mail
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35.2% in-person
Length of coaching relationships to date
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Clients who answered the survey had been working with their coach 6 to 8 months. Average: 8.8 months, median: 6 months, minimum: 1 month, maximum: 72 months.
Role of the coach
By far, most coaching clients pay their coach to be a sounding board to
really listen to them and give honest feedback.
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Sounding board: 84.8%
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Motivator: 78.1%
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Friend: 56.7%
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Mentor: 50.5%
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Business consultant: 46.6%
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Teacher: 41.0%
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Taskmaster: 30.5%
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Spiritual guide: 29.5%
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Other: 13.3%
Coaching Issues
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Time management: 80.5%
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Career: 74.3%
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Business: 73.8%
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Relationship/Family: 58.6%
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Spiritual: 51.0%
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Personal: 45.2%
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Goal-setting: 39.5%
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Financial: 38.1%
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Creativity: 11.0%
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Other: 1.4%