By connecting coaches with
research, resources and education,
ICF empowers them to support
the transformation of lives and
organizations, one client at a time.
In 2014, ICF released two cutting-edge
pieces of industry research, the 2014 ICF
Global Consumer Awareness Study and
Building a Coaching Culture, a signature
study of coaching in organizations
conducted in partnership with the
Human Capital Institute (HCI).
ICF continued our efforts to advance
coaching research and science, as well.
In May 2014, we facilitated a cuttingedge conversation with hundreds of
in-person and virtual attendees at ICF
Advance 2014: Science of Coaching.
The following month, we hired a
Director of Coaching Science to lead
ICF’s efforts to develop, curate and
disseminate information around the
science of coaching.
Finally, we piloted new event structures
to better meet the needs of coaches
worldwide. In lieu of hosting a
single, global conference, ICF Global
supported three regional steering
committees in hosting conferences
to extend world-class opportunities
for learning and networking to a
larger, more diverse population of
coaches. ICF also hosted the inaugural
Business Development Series, a virtual
education offering designed to help
professional coaches build profitable,
sustainable coaching businesses.