Low employee engagement continues to be one of the biggest challenges facing organizations, with data from Gallup showing employee engagement in the United States consistently trending from 31% to 32% since the beginning of 2015.
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For organizations striving to close the engagement gap, new research from the International Coach Federation (ICF) and Human Capital Institute (HCI) shows that investing in coaching is a critical first step.
According to Building a Coaching Culture for Increased Employee Engagement, 60% of employees rate themselves as “highly engaged” in organizations with strong coaching cultures (versus 48% in organizations without).
The research also showed that coaching is especially impactful among high-potential employees. Organizations that offer high-potential employees access to external coaches, internal coaches, and managers/leaders using coaching skills reported engagement increases of 62%, 61%, and 59%, respectively, within this group.