Microsoft and EZRA achieve Guinness World Records title by training nearly 5,000 employees.
In a groundbreaking achievement, digital coaching platform EZRA has set a new Guinness World Records title for the most people to complete a business coaching programme in one year, engaging with 4,816 Microsoft employees. The record was presented at an EZRA and Microsoft event in London on April 28.
EZRA's partnership with Microsoft is part of a shared commitment to empowering workforces through coaching and training. Microsoft, known for its focus on skills development, particularly around AI, offers a 12-week coaching programme to 70,000 people, with EZRA running the 1:1 coaching part of the programme.
The results have been impressive. 18% more Microsoft employees understand their career options within the company, and career confidence rose by 14% among participants. 38% more employees can define the next step in their career, and 13% more feel confident to apply for an internal job.
The coaching approach, designed to unlock employees' full potential, has led to significant improvements. Career conversations with managers improved by 15%. Participants gained greater awareness of available resources (+16%), understanding of internal options (+16%), and confidence to apply for new roles (+13%).
EZRA ran 13,704 individual coaching sessions, an average of 430 a week across 80 countries, for the 4,816 Microsoft employees. These sessions are supplemented with exercises and advice held on Microsoft Teams, an added element which 83% of people are finding valuable.
The programme, designed by EZRA to make career development the primary reason for employees to stay at Microsoft, has been a resounding success. Core career behaviours increased by 34% among participants, including a 51% increase in the ability to define career steps and a 37% increase in articulating goals.
EZRA is a leading global virtual coaching and learning provider, with a network of over 2,000 world-class, accredited coaches. The coaches engaged in this programme received an average rating of 98% from Microsoft employees.
To learn more about EZRA and its transformative coaching programmes, visit [https://helloezra.com](https://helloezra.com). EZRA is the coaching arm of LHH, part of The Adecco Group, and has helped thousands of companies across 127 countries with more than 600,000 sessions delivered.
With its focus on personal and career development coaching, EZRA's partnership with Microsoft represents a synergy of coaching methodologies and advanced skills training, fostering comprehensive career growth and adaptability in a changing technological landscape.
- EZRA's coaching methodologies and advanced training programs, as demonstrated by their partnership with Microsoft, significantly impact the performance of business professionals, with 18% more employees understanding their career options, 14% improvement in career confidence, and more employees feeling confident to apply for internal roles.
- The transformation in education-and-self-development, spearheaded by EZRA, extends beyond traditional coaching sessions to include cloud-based platforms like Microsoft Teams, where participants engage in exercises and receive valuable advice.
- The collaboration between EZRA and tech giants like Microsoft is a testament to the importance of combining cutting-edge technology with personalized coaching in fostering finance, business, and technology success, as evidenced by the record-breaking coaching programme completed by 4,816 Microsoft employees.
