Leadership development has soared as the predominant reason for coaches being hired, according to the 2020 Sherpa Executive Coaching Survey. The three main reasons why coaches are hired are to address specific problems, assist in transition and to develop up-and-coming leaders, according to the survey. In the first Executive Coaching Survey in 2006, behavioural problems were a big part of the rationale for executive coaching. In 2016, for the first time ever, ‘a specific problem or challenge’ became the least likely reason someone would...