Organizational Psychology

The article presents an overview of international coaching market research data of 2007-2012. Against this background the author presents his own coaching market research in Russia in 2013. Data from international studies trusted sources search were compared. Our ownresearch was conducted using an electronic questionnaire to present a survey of qualitative and quantitative indicators. Processing and comparing the results was done based one’s research platform www.monkeysurvey.com. Summarized international surveys data show the dynamics of the coaching global market. Results of research in Russia give data on pricing range, geographical distributionof coaching, professional non-profit associations and level of development of coaching profession. Compared to international statistical data the coaching market in the Russian Federationis in its formation stage. According to statistical indicators such as the density of coaches per million population Russia lags behind from the average by three orders of magnitude. The expert survey data provide a picture of the development of coaching in Russia. Comparison of Russian data with global statistics allow to compare trends in the international and national coaching markets, and development of the coaching profession.