The third in our series of columns by an anonymous coaching buyer takes a thought-provoking helicopter view of what's going on in the industry. This issue: 'bad' coaching A colleague commented recently that the leadership development industry focused almost solely on how to be a good leader, rarely addressing what they termed “toxic leadership”. I was struck by the similarity with coaching. There is little written or said about “bad” coaching, perhaps unsurprisingly given that there is no single benchmark for coaching. Which leaves the question: what...