The special report on coach training (‘Train to Gain’) makes great and heart-warming reading. It is very good news that agreement is emerging among leaders in the field about what coaching is there to do. The other factor that gave cause for delight is that more and more organisations see coaching as a vital part of line managers’ roles. The largest population of potential coaches in the UK is in line management. If that population had even a modicum of coaching skills the impact on performance, learning and enjoyment in the workplace would be extraordinary. There is still a problem,...