New Research Reveals Critical Gap in Corporate Coaching and Mentoring Programs
TL;DR
HR.com's 2025 report highlights that organizations investing strategically in coaching and mentoring can gain a competitive edge by enhancing leadership development and employee retention.
The report identifies key execution gaps in coaching and mentoring programs, suggesting the need for better infrastructure, training, and measurement to achieve business success.
Effective coaching and mentoring programs can significantly improve workplace culture and employee satisfaction, making the world a better place by fostering growth and development.
Discover how high-performing organizations triple their success by rewarding internal coaches and leveraging data to track the impact of mentoring programs.
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HR.com's newly released research report, HR.com's Future Demands in Coaching and Mentoring 2025, reveals a striking trend: while the majority of organizations are investing in coaching and mentoring, many are falling short of realizing their full business potential. A growing number of organizations are prioritizing coaching and mentoring—70% offer coaching programs and 60% have mentoring initiatives. However, a gap in execution is evident: while over two-thirds of HR professionals view them as strategic, only 45% report a significant boost to business success.
To drive real impact, organizations may need stronger infrastructure, better training, and more effective measurement. Respondents identified the following top roadblocks preventing coaching and mentoring programs from achieving their full potential: lack of time, managers avoiding difficult conversations, no clear training or career pathing, no defined outcomes, and budget constraints. With leadership development emerging as one of the hottest HR issues of 2025, the research points to a need for better infrastructure, measurement, and support.
High-performing organizations are more than three times as likely to reward internal coaches and track program impact using retention and engagement data. Yet, many companies still fail to invest enough in those doing the work: only 51% of coaches and 45% of mentors are well-trained, while just 50% of coaches and 53% of mentors receive recognition or rewards for their efforts. The recording of the research webcast presentation, Shatter Coaching Myths to Unlock Employee Potential, is available for viewing 24/7 on demand at https://hr.com/hrresearchinstitute.
The HR Research Institute (HRRI), powered by HR.com, identifies key trends and best practices to help more than 2 million HR professionals and their organizations make strategic decisions with informed and insightful research findings. The HRRI has published hundreds of high-quality reports across a wide array of HR topics. HR.com's free membership offers many benefits, including access to over 300 exclusive primary research, state-of-the-industry reports, and infographics published based on surveys developed with the assistance of a panel of thought leaders and industry experts.
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