Optify Releases 2023 Coaching Outlook Report

What was once a topic of debate is now an unquestionable part of every successful organization’s HR strategy: leadership development is required for the long-term success of an organization. However, while much has been predicted about where the leadership landscape will take us in the coming years, less has been shared about where coaching is headed. 

Given our mission at Optify, which is to make coaching a force to develop the next generation of leaders who will shape the future of work, organizations and the world, we are not only interested in this topic, but deeply invested in it.

And so, we have created The 2023 Coaching Outlook Report | The Future of Leadership Coaching: Human-Centered Development at Technology-Enabled Scale.

This report includes insights gleaned from the inaugural 2022 Coaching & Technology Summit, where we met with coaching services and coaching technology providers to discuss the current state and future of the coaching field. It also includes perspectives from ongoing discussions with industry peers, competitors, and our own coaching experts at Optify, as well as information from experts across HR, leadership, economics, and more. We have taken all of this information and compiled it to create a roadmap for you as you plan for coaching within the fabric of your organization’s overarching leadership development strategy.   

Included in this Roadmap are:

• Research on the current business environment and it’s impact on the future of coaching
• Step-by-step coverage of the most important emerging trends that are shaping coaching
• Insights into evolving HR Buyer expectations
• Expectations on trends for coaching solutions
• Polarities required from future coaching solutions

This comprehensive report provides an evidence-based deep dive into what’s affecting the evolution of coaching and how coaching is expected to evolve in the next year and beyond. We are excited to share this report with you.

About The Author(s)

Sean is an award-winning MBA, listed in the Wall Street Journal's "Best in Class," and you can find his authored works in Harvard Business Education, among other places both online and in print.  Sean's experience in leadership extends decades, and he's worked with some of the top leadership development providers in the world including the Center for Creative Leadership where he spent years leading global web marketing and digital strategy. Sean graduated from Appalachian State with B.Sc. in education, UNC Greensboro with an MBA and highest honors, and UNC-Chapel Hill with full-stack development certification. With broad experience across marketing and design, deep industry experience with both leadership development and marketing, and technical expertise in leadership development platforms, Sean now heads Optify's marketing function.