The Coaching Effectiveness Gap

A secondary research brief distinguishing coaching activity from coaching effectiveness. It examines diagnostic specificity, observed practice and follow-through, and proposes a four-week manager coaching quality pilot.

Research type: Secondary research. This publication synthesizes publicly available research, industry data, company disclosures, and other credible sources relevant to the subject. It does not present original survey findings or proprietary market estimates unless explicitly identified.

Sources are reviewed for publication date, geographic scope, definitions, study population, and relevance to the claims presented. Quantitative findings retain their original geography and reporting period; differently defined metrics are used directionally rather than as directly comparable measures. Forecasts, survey intent, company examples, and associations are identified accordingly, and causality is not inferred unless established by the underlying source. Full source references are provided in the downloadable research brief.