And not just in America: in Germany, where the long years of low birth rates will reduce the size of the pool over the coming decade, Kienbaum, the country's leading pay consultancy, recently set up a special unit to comb academe for youthful high-fliers.
In fact, millions of dollars are spent each year on search firms that comb the nation for the very types of coaches who can lead a program to great success over many seasons.