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Psychology

COACHING the City
IN

Successful
people never
feel anxious,
nervous or
overwhelmed
do they? Of
course they
do - we all do,
though few of
us talk about it
words by
CHR IS H ARVEY
llustrations by
JAM E S DAW

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he UK has been ruled by more
than a century of Victorian
stoicism, except the 'stiff upper
lip' approach instilled by Queen
Victoria is entirely outdated
and her descendants (namely,
the Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry) are
among the most prominent figureheads proposing
that things need to change. The challenges and
problems facing the working City population
today are drastically different from those of the
1800s and yet our public emotional response has
failed to evolve with the times. We wouldn't
expect a telephone from 1890 to suffice today, so
why should intolerance to workplace wellbeing?

T

CALL TO AC TION
It's official. Working in the City is causing stress
and burnout, with statistics suggesting that more
than one in four employees, who describe their
mental health as 'poor' say work is the primary

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cause. Research, by the World Health Organization
says that 12 billion working days will be lost to
depression and anxiety disorders worldwide each
year between now and 2030. This puts the annual
loss to the global economy at £651billion. 
While it may be a stretch to have men and women
speaking publicly about their wellbeing, you could
argue there's little benefit in doing so without
the appropriate guidance.
A recent Harvard Business Review study revealed
that while only 3% of executive coaches were
hired by companies specifically to tackle personal
issues, 76% of the coaches surveyed reported they
worked with personal matters on a regular basis.
The shocking part is that very few - if any - of these
coaches are suitably qualified or experienced to deal
with such psychological concerns.
London's workforce is at breaking point within
the high risk (high stress) office environment
and traditional methods of personal
development, such as executive coaching, are



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