According to the 2023 International Coaching Federation (ICF) Global Coaching Study, the number of coaches jumped 54% from its 2019 estimate of 71,000 to 109,200 worldwide in 2022. Internal coaches have also increased in number as more organizations intentionally build coaching cultures and offer coaching to wider populations of managers and leaders. The ICF estimates nearly one in five coaches (16%) works both as an external and internal coach, and these coaches spend most of their time doing internal coaching....

A 2023 Gallup survey found only 23% of employees trust their senior leaders. It’s not an overstatement the senior leader behaviors behind these survey data are reflections of senior team behaviors. The same survey found when senior leaders, and, by extension, senior teams, exhibit high effectiveness in leading and supporting change, communicating clearly, and inspiring confidence in the future, 95% of employees fully trust their leaders. And, clearly, employees who trust their leaders are more engaged and higher performing themselves....