Insights

Evidence and thinking for leaders
who invest in people.

The research behind measurable people development, and editorial from the Viveka network.

The Evidence

What the research says.

Coaching and leadership development work, when they are measured.

7×

Average ROI on executive coaching when tied to business outcomes.

Metrix Global / ICF meta-analysis

86%

of organizations recoup their coaching investment within the engagement.

ICF Global Coaching Study

$8.5k

Average cost of replacing a single mid-level manager.

SHRM · 2024

20w

The minimum window where leadership development reliably moves business metrics.

Internal benchmarks · n=2,400 leaders

From the Viveka Editorial Desk

Thought leadership from the coaches and practitioners inside the Viveka network.

A former $30M manufacturing CEO on levels of work, the discipline of letting go, and why a leader’s real output is the people they develop.

Almost anyone can look like an expert now. What that changes about how organizations choose who to work with.

What generative AI changes about leadership development, and what it cannot replace.

The Performance Lab produces board-ready evidence from your own leaders in 20 weeks.