The highest standards for business coaching. Worldwide.

The International Organization for Business Coaching e.V. (IOBC)

The IOBC is the only international professional coaching association focused on business and leadership. It represents and connects business coaches as well as business, science, research and training coaching experts with highest standards. Worldwide.

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The highest standards for business coaching. Worldwide.

The International Organization for Business Coaching e.V. (IOBC)

The IOBC is the only international professional coaching association focused on business and leadership. It represents and connects business coaches as well as business, science, research and training coaching experts with highest standards. Worldwide.

Networking in business coaching. Worldwide.

Become part of our network!

We are delighted to be forging new, strong partnerships with associations, educational providers, companies and universities that share our vision and wish to work with us to shape the future of professional business coaching and leadership. Worldwide.

Please feel free to get in touch with us!

Highest quality expectations. Worldwide.

Quality standards

Quality is indispensable in professional business coaching. Our standards are based on demanding and verifiable coach, coaching, ethics and education & training quality criteria. The foundation of these criteria is the "Coach Competence Model" (CCM).

Find a coach

IOBC Network – Find your business coaching provider. Worldwide.

More than 1.000 coaches and coaching provider

All coaches and coaching providers of the IOBC Network are committed to the IOBC standards.

National Associations

The IOBC sees itself as an umbrella organisation and connects members of National Associations with a focus on business coaching. Currently, the IOBC cooperates with

German Federal Association of 
Executive Coaching
Austrian Coaching Council
German Coaching Association

Standards

Demanding and verifiable business coaching standards to which all IOBC members are committed. Worldwide.

Quality

The highest expectations for responsible coaching and consistent quality. Worldwide.

Competence

Bundled business coaching competence uniting all business coaching market stakeholders. Worldwide. 

Professionalism

Highest level of professionalism for the challenges of the new world of work and leadership in the age of digitization. Worldwide.

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