When learning is combined with coaching, leaders are empowered to apply new concepts and skills faster and more confidently. Learn how to integrate learning and coaching to unlock the potential of your leaders and your organization in measurable ways.
Coaching: The missing piece of the development puzzle
The value of any leadership development program lies in how leaders apply what they learn to their roles. However, too often, the knowledge and concepts learned through formal leadership development courses are put on the back burner when leaders return to the packed schedules and competing demands of their jobs.
Coaching offers a powerful catalyst that transforms academic theory into actionable frameworks that leaders can immediately apply to real-world challenges. As leaders test newly learned concepts in their roles, coaches provide valuable feedback and support and give leaders the confidence to take their leadership–and their teams–to new levels of success.
As a vital component of comprehensive leadership development, coaching enhances outcomes in three key ways:
Engagement: Coaches assist in evaluating leaders’ needs, establishing goals, and recommending relevant ongoing learning programs.
Accountability: Coaches help leaders stay motivated to advance through programs that align with their development objectives.
Application: Coaches act as sounding boards for practicing new leadership skills, such as “executive presence” or “conflict resolution.”
Learning + Coaching = Impact
When paired with other leadership development experiences, professional coaching amplifies learning outcomes and accelerates impact for leaders and organizations.
How do we know? ExecOnline compared the data of leaders who participated in online leadership courses alone to those who also worked with a leadership coach. We observed that individuals who participated in learning programs with integrated coaching achieved significantly higher success rates across multiple key indicators compared to those who participated in learning programs alone.
Application of learning – Leaders who participated in coaching are 1.5 times more likely to apply newly learned concepts directly to their role.
Personal Productivity – Coached leaders are 1.3 times more likely to go above and beyond the scope of their job description after their experience.
Job Performance – With coaching, leaders are 2 times more likely to receive recognition for their work.
Retention – Leaders paired with a leadership coach are 1.3 times more likely to believe that their organization is committed to their growth and development.
Learn, Coach, Apply, Grow
When leaders are empowered through coaching to seek and apply new capabilities, it creates a continuous cycle of growth and innovation for leaders that benefits them, their teams, and their organization.
ExecOnline brings together critical elements of holistic leadership development and delivers them to leaders at every level on one platform.
World-Class Content
ExecOnline partners with top business schools and management experts to co-create interactive leadership development programs. These programs feature on-demand lectures, live discussions with faculty and peers, and projects to teach leaders critical business, management, and leadership concepts.
Learn By Doing
ExecOnline programs leverage our proprietary Learn by Doing with Impact methodology, developed by L&D and instructional design experts. Each program includes assignments and action plans to help leaders apply new concepts, skills, and frameworks to their work, ensuring immediate impact and lasting results. Leaders receive expert feedback from certified leadership coaches on their projects, which motivates and gives them the confidence to put their plans into action.
Individual Coaching
Your leader’s coach is their partner in progress. Together, they’ll align personal goals with company objectives. Our coaches aren’t just certified; they’re seasoned executives who’ve walked the same leadership path. They bring real-world experience to guide your leaders through career challenges and critical inflection points.
Plus, they’re experts on our learning programs. This means they can tailor your leader’s development journey, recommending programs that fit their specific needs and goals.
Group Coaching
ExecOnline’s Group Coaching solutions offer leaders a collective experience in which colleagues share unique perspectives, discuss challenges, and brainstorm solutions. Thematic group coaching programs align leaders around common leadership and management best practices, break down communication silos, and foster collaboration in a series of sessions.
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*Source: ExecOnline Alumni Survey comparing outcomes of those who participated in leadership development programs versus those who participated in leadership development programs with coaching.