“Executive coaching increases integration of training programs by 88%. Training programs alone increase productivity by 22%. Coaching initiatives included goal setting, collaborative problem solving, practice, feedback, supervisory involvement, evaluation of end results, and a public presentation.” (Public Personnel Management; Olivero, Bane, & Kopeirnan, 1997.)
GCA strongly recommends providing coaching support as
an adjunct to your training initiatives. Adults learn
best through hands-on experience. Retention studies show
that adults remember only 20% of what we hear, 50% of
what we see, but up to 80% of what we do/teach. Coaching
provides a context for training to be successfully integrated
and emerge as applied skills in the workplace.