The 90% Training Waste: Why Your Leadership Development Budget Is Failing Without Coaching

Описание: 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄

Following overwhelming listener response to Episode 10's discussion on AI and executive coaching, Kim Bohr and Rod Bacon reconvene to address the burning questions and misconceptions that surfaced. This deep-dive conversation challenges the outdated view of executive coaching as "leadership rehab" and reveals its true power as a strategic growth amplifier for organizations ready to transform.

𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 🔑

𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝗟𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗿
• Executive coaching has evolved from being seen as remedial intervention to becoming a strategic investment in leadership excellence
• Top performers across industries leverage coaching not because something's broken, but because they're committed to continuous growth
• Organizations that embrace coaching as a growth tool create cultures of continuous learning and vulnerability-based leadership

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸
• Interview-based 360 feedback provides "X-ray vision" into leadership impact, revealing not just what happened but the ripple effects across the organization
• Both live stakeholder interviews and structured online assessments offer valuable insights - live interviews excel at capturing nuance and context, while online tools provide standardized benchmarking and quantitative analysis
• The most powerful transformations occur when leaders embrace vulnerability and allow themselves to be truly seen

𝗘𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: 𝗔𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗝𝗼𝗯
• True executive presence isn't about wardrobe or hand gestures - it's about embodying confidence, openness, and grounded leadership
• Rod shares how he helped a Fortune 25 woman executive recognize and claim her value, shifting internally to own her seat at the table
• Effective coaches work "from the neck down," helping leaders embody their leadership rather than perform it

𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘃𝘀. 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲
• Training fills knowledge gaps; coaching ensures application and integration
• The "forgetting curve" research shows that up to 90% of training content is forgotten within a week without reinforcement
• Coaching provides the accountability, reflection, and pattern recognition that transforms information into embodied leadership behaviors

Kim Bohr - President & COO of SparkEffect, organizational transformation expert
● Kim's bio: https://sparkeffect.com/about/kim-bohr/
● LinkedIn - Kim Bohr:   / kimbohr  

Rod Bacon - Chief Coaching Officer, former CEO with decades of C-suite coaching experience https://sparkeffect.com/about/rod-bac...
● LinkedIn - Rod Bacon:   / rwbacon  

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● Free coaching resources: https://sparkeffect.com/resources/

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● LinkedIn - SparkEffect:   / sparkeffect  

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