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Global Coaching Survey 2008/2009 tHe pRoJeCt
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D. FuRtHeR RemaRkS
It is the first time that coaching associations from all over
the world were identified, contacted and successfully
brought together in a big project like this. The list of participating
organisations and people alone is worth reading.
Remarkably, just two of all participants mentioned the
financial crisis in their answers - and this only marginally.
Therefore, when the answers were generated (2008 and early
2009), the financial crisis hadn’t already hit the coaching
market in a significant way. This makes the Global Coaching
Survey 2008/2009 particularly important and valuable: It is
not just the snapshot of very exceptional circumstances. It
reflects and documents the state and (longer term) development
of coaching right up to the point before any potential
volatility in the coaching market due to the global crisis
occurred.
The European pilot
The design of the Global Coaching Survey is in principle
a global extension of the design of the highly successfully
run European pilot that took place in 2007/2008 (European
Coaching Survey 2007/2008). Media around the world reported
on it (e.g. Financial Times, FTD). The report has been
downloaded thousands of times, and is adding real value to
clients and other companies around the world.
The Global Coaching Survey 2008/2009 has now incorporated
and includes the European Coaching Survey. The data
from 2007/2008 were updated and refreshed. In addition, 6
more European countries (41 instead of 35) were covered in
2008/2009.
Research on coaching only
The Global Coaching Survey documents the situation of
coaching across the globe.
The borders of the world continents were marked in accordance
with widely found best practices in doing this. We
are, however, aware of the fact that some countries can be
seen as part of one continent or another. Where we included
a country in a continent, this should not be (mis)interpreted
as a political statement, but as a search for a most practical
solution for the survey. For example, we included Russia and
Turkey in Europe, simply because we had included these in
the European pilot (European Coaching Survey 2007/2008).
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While we find the division into continents very helpful overall,
we also acknowledge it doesn’t fit perfectly in all cases.
For example, the Middle East may rightly be seen as a region
in its own right, but spans southeastern Europe, northeastern
Africa and southwestern Asia. So interested readers need to
look into all three continents to get an overview of coaching
in this region.
The continent colours used in the maps are chosen for reasons
of good visibility/ visual illustration purposes only. We
checked that there are no cultural reservations towards any
continent colour. However, if there is from your perspective,
please let us know, so that we may take this into account in
the future.
We are aware of existing debates on the legal status and
recognition of some regions in the world as countries. Also
in this regard, we emphasize this report is neutral. It is
research on coaching only and not to be (mis-)interpreted
as a political statement in any way.
In this report, we include figures/calculations on the basis
of world or country population numbers (e.g. number of
inhabitants per coach). The source of the underlying population
numbers is the 2008 World Population Data Sheet
(Population Reference Bureau, PRB, 2008).
Please quote the results of this report appropriately and
carefully, as taking single figures out of context may lead to
misinterpretations. Interestingly, some specific answers get a
totally new meaning, put in the context of answers from the
country or region or the whole report.
Share your knowledge –
your contribution is welcome
If you want to share your expertise/thoughts on coaching in
your continent, region or country, please send an email to:
info@bresser-consulting.com
If you would like to contribute to the next survey, please
let us know and we can consider you as a future survey
participant.
If you want to comment and share your thoughts on the
survey, give constructive feedback and/or tell us how you
make use of the results, please send an email to:
info@bresser-consulting.com
If you are or know someone who is a true expert in coaching
for a specific region or country, please also let us know,
and we will consider including you/the person in our highquality
expert network.
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