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Insights

Evidence and thinking for leaders
who invest in people.

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

From the Founder

Straight talk on people development.

Katja Kempe on what actually moves workforce performance, and what quietly wastes the budget.

The Flagship Essay

Your Company Doesn't Have a Leadership Development Problem.

It has a visibility problem. Real change is happening inside your programmes. Almost none of it is captured anywhere the business can see. Why invisible impact loses budget fights it should win, and the three kinds of evidence that change that.

Katja Kempe Katja Kempe · Founder & CEO · 6 min read
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Invisible impact looks optional. And optional gets cut first.

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
6mo

The minimum window where leadership development reliably moves business metrics.

Internal benchmarks · n=2,400 leaders

From the Viveka Network

Voices from our coaching community.

Thought leadership from the 3,500+ vetted coaches and practitioners inside the Viveka network.

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