The story of the Coaches in Government Network is a lesson in what can be done when practitioners get together. Ken Smith, its founder and co-ordinator, shares the tale of its success One afternoon in 2006, after coaching a client who clearly experienced something important, I knew I wanted to do more of this work. Yet I found myself wondering why more people were not taking us up on our one-to-one coaching. I was head of learning and development (L&D) in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, so I sounded...