Applying a sports model in healthcare will increase the connection between coaching interventions, improved employee performance, and desired business outcomes. Heres the good news: several factors can help organizations deliver performance excellence more consistently, including great leadership and management, motivation, belief and passion, technology, proper equipment, protocols, efficient processes, and training.

As the new year gets underway, youve probably been part of at least one conversation about New Years resolutions (your own or someone elses). Yet, I was still shocked to learn that 85 percent of organizations can cite at least one failed change management initiative within the last two years.

Executive coaching has gained popularity in the past decade as an integral part of the talent management strategy in many organizations. Because it is one-on-one and tailored to the individual, coaching is often used to prepare leaders for roles of increased executive responsibility or as a support mechanism as they transition into these roles.Simply offering executive coaching to leaders and hiring and assigning either an internal or external coach to work with your leaders may not yield the results you seek.