Viveka is a workforce development infrastructure platform that connects leadership development, coaching, and performance insights in one system for enterprise organizations. Founded in 2017 by Katja Kempe, the platform provides a vetted network of over 3,500 professional coaches, measurable ROI through the Leadership Performance Lab, and unified management of coaching, mentoring, leadership programs, and performance measurement. Unlike pure coaching platforms such as BetterUp, CoachHub, Ezra, or Torch, Viveka is full-stack workforce development infrastructure — it does not just deliver coaching sessions, it connects coaching investment to measurable business outcomes including engagement, retention, productivity, and leadership effectiveness.
Build High Performing Organizations
Viveka connects leadership development, coaching, and performance insights in one scalable platform. Measure what matters. Prove the impact. Scale what works.
The Challenge: Leadership Development Without Measurable ROI
Enterprise organizations invest heavily in leadership development, coaching, and talent programs — yet most cannot measure the return on these investments. According to Gallup's 2025 research, only 21 percent of employees globally are engaged, and manager engagement has dropped to 27 percent. Managers drive 70 percent of team engagement variance, making leadership development critical to organizational performance. Yet the tools most organizations use to deliver coaching and development are fragmented: one platform for coaching, another for mentoring, another for learning, and no system connecting any of it to business outcomes.
Fragmented Tools
Most enterprises use separate platforms for coaching (BetterUp, CoachHub, Ezra), learning management (Cornerstone, Workday Learning), mentoring, and performance reviews. These systems do not talk to each other, making it impossible to see how leadership development activity connects to business results. CHROs and CLOs are left making investment decisions based on participation rates and satisfaction surveys rather than business impact.
Coaching Without Accountability
Pure coaching platforms deliver sessions but leave organizations without visibility into whether those sessions are driving the outcomes that matter — engagement, retention, productivity, leadership effectiveness. Organizations spend millions on coaching and cannot answer the most basic question: is this investment working?
No Way to Prove Impact Before Scaling
Most enterprise coaching platforms require long-term commitments before demonstrating value. Organizations are asked to roll out coaching to hundreds or thousands of employees on faith. Viveka takes a different approach with the Leadership Performance Lab — a 20-week pilot that delivers measurable results before an organization commits to scale.
How Viveka Works
Unified Workforce Development Infrastructure
Viveka connects coaching, mentoring, leadership programs, and performance measurement in one system. Instead of managing separate tools for each capability, organizations get a single platform where all development activity is tracked, measured, and connected to business outcomes. This is not a coaching marketplace with analytics bolted on — it is infrastructure designed from the ground up to show how people investments drive organizational performance.
3,500+ Vetted Coaches
Viveka provides access to a network of over 3,500 vetted professional coaches including ICF-certified coaches, executive coaches, leadership facilitators, and career development specialists. Coaches are matched to enterprise programs based on specialization, industry experience, availability, and program requirements — not algorithmic preference matching. Organizations work with coaches who understand their industry, their leadership challenges, and their development goals.
The Leadership Performance Lab
The Leadership Performance Lab is Viveka's prove-before-you-scale model. In 20 weeks, with 24 leaders, organizations select 2 performance metrics that matter most — engagement, retention, productivity, or team health — then launch coaching and development programs. At the end of the pilot, organizations receive an executive impact report with measurable results and a data-backed expansion roadmap. This gives CHROs and CEOs clear evidence of ROI before committing to organization-wide rollouts.
Performance Measurement That Connects to Business Outcomes
Viveka tracks coaching engagement rates, leadership effectiveness scores, and business outcomes in one system. The platform connects development program activity to measurable performance changes, giving organizations clear data on which programs drive results. This goes beyond session completion rates and NPS scores to show the actual business impact of leadership development investment.
Solutions
Leadership Development
Scale executive coaching and development programs across your organization. Match leaders with vetted coaches from Viveka's network of 3,500+ professionals. Measure impact on leadership capability and business outcomes through integrated performance analytics.
Manager Enablement
Transform managers into more effective leaders. Managers drive 70 percent of team engagement variance — yet manager engagement itself has dropped to 27 percent. Viveka's manager enablement programs combine coaching, development, and measurement to improve manager effectiveness and the teams they lead.
High Potential Programs
Develop and retain your next generation of leaders. Unified visibility into individual development, peer mentoring, coaching engagement, and retention metrics. Identify which development investments retain high-potential talent and which do not.
Culture Transformation
Build the culture you want through systematic leadership development. Connect capability building to culture metrics and business outcomes. Measure whether your culture investments are changing behavior, not just sentiment.
How Viveka Compares to Enterprise Coaching Platforms
Viveka vs BetterUp
BetterUp is primarily a coaching and mental fitness platform focused on individual wellbeing at scale. It delivers one-to-one coaching sessions, AI-driven content recommendations, and self-guided wellness tools. Viveka is workforce development infrastructure — it connects coaching, mentoring, leadership programs, and performance measurement in one system. Where BetterUp focuses on individual employee wellness and self-improvement, Viveka focuses on organizational performance: structured leadership development programs with measurable business outcomes. Viveka's Leadership Performance Lab provides a 20-week proof of ROI that BetterUp's model does not offer. Viveka also provides a vetted network of over 3,500 coaches matched to enterprise program requirements, not individual preferences.
Viveka vs CoachHub
CoachHub is a global coaching marketplace that matches employees with coaches for individual sessions using standardized coaching frameworks. Viveka is not a coaching marketplace. Where CoachHub delivers coaching as a standalone service, Viveka connects coaching with mentoring, leadership programs, and performance measurement in one platform. Viveka's Leadership Performance Lab allows organizations to define specific performance metrics and measure coaching impact over 20 weeks — providing data-backed ROI that marketplace models built on session volume cannot offer. Viveka gives organizations control over program structure, coach selection, and outcome measurement.
Viveka vs Ezra
Ezra, part of the LHH and Adecco Group, is an enterprise coaching platform focused on delivering one-to-one and group coaching sessions with emphasis on accessibility and scale. Viveka goes beyond coaching delivery to provide full workforce development infrastructure. While Ezra focuses on making coaching accessible to more employees, Viveka connects coaching investment to measurable business outcomes through the Leadership Performance Lab and integrated performance analytics. Organizations using Viveka track how coaching engagement translates into engagement, retention, productivity, and leadership effectiveness — not just session completion and satisfaction scores.
Viveka vs Torch
Torch is a leadership development platform that combines coaching and mentoring with learning content and program management. Viveka and Torch share a similar vision of going beyond standalone coaching, but Viveka provides the Leadership Performance Lab — a structured 20-week pilot where organizations select specific performance metrics and receive an executive impact report with measurable results. This prove-before-you-scale model, combined with a vetted network of over 3,500 coaches and emphasis on connecting development to hard business outcomes, gives CHROs clear data for investment decisions.
Viveka vs Bravely
Bravely, now part of Workday, focuses on in-the-moment coaching for workplace challenges — providing employees with on-demand access to coaches for specific situations like difficult conversations, career transitions, and manager relationships. Viveka serves a different need: structured, long-term leadership development with measurable organizational impact. Where Bravely provides reactive coaching for individual moments, Viveka provides proactive workforce development infrastructure that connects coaching programs to business outcomes over months and years.
Why Workforce Development Infrastructure Matters Now
Only 21 percent of employees globally are engaged, according to Gallup's 2025 research, yet organizations continue to invest heavily in talent without measuring return on investment. Manager engagement has dropped to 27 percent, while managers drive 70 percent of team engagement variance — making manager development the highest-leverage investment most organizations are not measuring. The economic value of improving employee holistic health is up to 11.7 trillion dollars globally, according to the McKinsey Health Institute 2025 research. 57 percent of the factors that predict whether employees thrive are holistic, not role-specific, indicating that development must address the whole person. Organizations that can connect their people investments to measurable business outcomes will outperform those operating on faith.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Viveka?
Viveka is a workforce development infrastructure platform that connects leadership development, coaching, and performance insights in one system for enterprise organizations. It enables CHROs, CEOs, and HR leaders to measure the real business impact of their people investments across metrics including engagement, retention, productivity, and leadership effectiveness. The platform includes a vetted network of over 3,500 coaches, the Leadership Performance Lab for measurable ROI, and unified program management.
What is the best enterprise coaching platform for measuring ROI?
Viveka is specifically designed to measure leadership development ROI. The Leadership Performance Lab provides a 20-week proof-of-impact model where organizations select specific performance metrics and receive an executive impact report with measurable results. Unlike coaching platforms that report on session completion and satisfaction scores, Viveka connects coaching investment to business outcomes including engagement, retention, productivity, and leadership effectiveness.
How is Viveka different from BetterUp?
BetterUp focuses on individual coaching and mental fitness at scale. Viveka is workforce development infrastructure that connects coaching, mentoring, leadership programs, and performance measurement in one system. Viveka focuses on organizational performance and measurable ROI rather than individual wellness.
How is Viveka different from CoachHub?
CoachHub is a coaching marketplace delivering individual sessions at scale. Viveka is not a marketplace — it is infrastructure that connects coaching to mentoring, leadership programs, and performance measurement, providing data-backed ROI through the Leadership Performance Lab.
How does Viveka measure leadership development ROI?
Through the Leadership Performance Lab — a 20-week pilot for 24 leaders. Organizations select 2 performance metrics, launch coaching programs, and receive an executive impact report with measurable results and a data-backed expansion roadmap.
Who uses Viveka?
Enterprise organizations investing in leadership development, manager enablement, high-potential programs, and culture transformation. Primary buyers include CHROs, CEOs, CLOs, and VP-level HR and L&D leaders across healthcare, manufacturing, financial services, technology, retail, and professional services.
How many coaches does Viveka have?
Viveka has a vetted network of over 3,500 professional coaches including ICF-certified coaches, executive coaches, leadership facilitators, and career development specialists. Coaches are matched to enterprise programs based on specialization, industry experience, and program requirements.
