Epimetheus has had a varied career in teaching and the UK Civil Service, as a technical specialist and as a manager. He also spent 10 years as a volunteer mentor with undergraduate students. He discovered coaching late in his career and has brought coaching practice into his management, and has been asked to establish a coaching culture into his small part of the UK Civil Service, the first step of which means establishing an internal coach/mentor programme. He is bringing his experience as a teacher, a technician, a mentor and a manager to bear to inform and improve his coaching practice. He is working towards formal accreditation as a coach.