Groupe: The Global Success Sandbox

An overwhelming majority of individuals who have experienced professional coaching report being "very satisfied" with their coaching experience and would repeat it, according to the first global survey of coaching clients commissioned by the International Coach Federation (ICF).

Source: http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/results-of-landmark-...

The highlights of the survey findings include:
-- 96.2 percent of coaching clients report they would repeat their coaching experience.
-- 82.7 percent of coaching clients report they are "very satisfied" with their coaching experience.
-- The top three motivations for obtaining coaching are: 1) Self- esteem/Self-confidence (40.9 percent); 2) Work/Life Balance (35.6 percent); and Career Opportunities (26.8 percent).
-- The largest cluster of coaching clients is between the ages of 36 and 45 (35.9 percent).
-- The majority of coaching clients have acquired an advanced level of education (a post graduate degree such as a master's degree or Ph.D.).
-- The duration for the average coaching relationship for survey participants was 12.8 months.
-- 65 percent of coaching clients are female.

My comment: I am surprised by the long coaching relationships, that is far more than I spend with my clients.

Hi Bengt,

Stats vary from country to country.

Here are the results from Switzerland:

• 46.9% male and 53.1% female coaching client respondents
• 62% reported having experienced coaching for between 3-9 months

The main reasons stated for obtaining the services of a coach were:
• Business management
• Interpersonal skills
• Self esteem
• Self confidence
• Work life balance
• Career opportunities

96.8% of the respondents reported that given the same circumstances, they would repeat the coaching experience, with 29% reporting that they were somewhat satisfied and 71% very satisfied with the experience of coaching.


To conduct the ICF Global Coaching Client Study, the ICF commissioned independent research firms PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and the Association Resource Centre Inc. in 2008 to gather reliable, in-depth data on the ever-growing number of individuals throughout the world that have experienced professional coaching in their lives. This study serves as a companion piece to the groundbreaking ICF Global Coaching Study released in 2007.

From late September through November 2008, 2,165 coaching clients from 64 countries responded to the client survey, which was offered in English, French, German, and Spanish.

If you are an ICF member you can read more about the study here: http://tinyurl.com/b7jkud

The full ICF Global Coaching Client Study will be available on the ICF website later in the year.