EZRA and Microsoft Collaborate to Achieve a Guinness World Record in Employee Coaching Excellence
EZRA and Microsoft Achieve Guinness World Record in Coaching
In an impressive feat, EZRA, a leading digital coaching platform, collaborated with Microsoft to set a Guinness World Record for the most individuals completing a business coaching program within a year. This remarkable achievement saw 4,816 Microsoft employees engaging in virtual coaching sessions designed to enhance their career development and personal growth.
The initiative aimed to prioritize career development as a core reason for employees to remain at Microsoft, showcasing not only a commitment to employee welfare but also a profound understanding of modern workforce needs. Throughout the year, the coaching program delivered 13,704 individual sessions, averaging about 430 sessions weekly across 80 countries, facilitated by 294 International Coaching Federation (ICF) accredited coaches.
Tangible Results of the Coaching Program
The results extracted from the coaching program were nothing short of transformative:
- - 34% increase in core career behaviors.
- - A 51% increase in employees' ability to define their career steps.
- - A 37% increase in articulating personal goals.
- - 27% of participants noted improvements in ambition, skill development, and networking.
- - Overall, career confidence surged by 14%, with employees feeling more empowered to navigate their career trajectories.
Furthermore, participants reported a 16% increase in awareness of available resources, alongside a 15% enhancement in career conversations with their managers. In surveys, Microsoft employees rated their EZRA coaches highly, achieving an impressive average rating of 98%.
A Longstanding Partnership
Nick Goldberg, the founder and CEO of EZRA, expressed pride in this partnership with Microsoft: "Microsoft is making career development the number one reason for people to join and stay. The Guinness World Record title exemplifies our success in providing a customized yet scalable coaching experience to global companies."
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