There are many benefits of coaching and these will depend on the precise form and style of the coaching relationship.

• Coaching helps people have clarity and well-ordered priorities. It can give them confidence in their position because they have been helped to think matters through thoroughly. It is not just a silly adage to say that a "problem shared is a problem halved", which has nothing to do with devolving responsibility, just gaining clarity.
• The coaching process can be used to identify what skill-sets the executive needs to develop for the next stage in his or her career and what resources or actions are needed in order to achieve this.
• The coach also brings their experience of similar situations from other businesses. While people like to think that their problems are unique, they rarely are, and bringing another industry perspective can be refreshing and enlightening.