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"Whether contemplating using coaching as a business strategy for these precarious times, or looking to achieve personally relevant goals, people will find great value in the results of the ICF Global Coaching Client Study," says Karen Tweedie, Professional Certified Coach, 2009 president of the ICF, the world's leading professional organization for coaches. "This study shows 86 percent of companies that use or have used coaching report at least a 100 percent return on their initial investment, as well as a significant impact in other client goal areas."
"This study is the most ambitious global research project to date," Tweedie says. "We sought to gather valuable information from around the world on the coaching profession from the unique perspective of the coaching client. In addition to putting a value to ROI, the study examines client motivations and their assessment of the effectiveness of coaching. We believe this is a huge benefit to coaching professionals and the public."
"The bottom line is coaching works!" says Tweedie. "The ICF has promoted the incredible benefits of coaching for nearly 15 years, but now we have this important data to support our claims which is based on independent, comprehensive qualitative and quantitative research."