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“In consulting, you’re a subject matter expert, and provide solutions based on your expertise. The consultant is the hero. In coaching, you’re a process expert who serves the client and the client’s agenda within a coaching process or framework. You use your background and expertise in coaching to inform your questions. In coaching, the client is the hero.”
Sheryl Lyons is Founder & President of CultureSpark, a Houston-based firm with a focus on improving company culture. As both a Certified Master Coach and Culture Consultant, Lyons is familiar with the similarities between the two, and what separates them.
“Coaching is unlocking a person’s potential to maximize their own performance. It is helping them to learn rather than teaching them. Clients say coaching brings out their best by helping them focus, break down tasks and clarify their values.” – Fortune Magazine
“A Fortune 500 firm engaged Metrix Global LLC to determine the business benefits and return on investment for an executive coaching program. The bottom line: coaching produced a 529% ROI (that’s $5 for every $1 spent on coaching) as well as significant intangible benefits to the business. When the financial benefits of employee retention were rolled into the mix, the ROI was nearly eight to one, or 788%.” Source
“Companies that offer training alone experience 22.4% increase in productivity, but when combined with coaching that figure rises to 88%.” Source
Increased Productivity
Improved Relationships with Direct Reports and Supervisors
Return on Coaching Investment
Increased Job Satisfaction
Increased Organizational Strength and Commitment