Every so often, a version of the same concern surfaces when I talk to organisations about coaching. It is rarely said this plainly, but it sits underneath the conversation: if we invest in developing this person, are we not just helping them realise they would rather be somewhere else? It is a fair thing to wonder – and there is enough truth in it that it deserves an honest answer rather than a defensive one. So let me make the case as plainly as I can, and then take the worr