A global survey of those involved in coaching, including HR professionals, leadership and development practitioners, coaches, clients and the buyers of coaching services say yes, coaching is worth it. The percentage of those saying that the credibility of coaching is very high or high has risen to 90%, up 10% in the last twelve months. Coaching techniques are being instituted within organisations and it is becoming an established development tool for aspiring leaders and high performers.

Source: Seventh Sherpa Coaching Survey 2012

A 2011 report has found that of the world’s major economies, the UK has the highest level of worker stress at 35% where employees are experiencing unreasonable levels of stress. The percentage of stressed employees is higher now than at any other point in the last four years with insecurity about job security and the threat redundancy in light of the uncertain economic environment contributing strongly to these results. Significant reasons for employee stress include: work-life balance, leader effectiveness, manager effectiveness and teamwork.

Source: Kenexa High Performance Institute Worktrends Report on Stress 2011