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Coaching

Meaning in management & leadership, with examples

/ˈkoʊtʃɪŋ/nounCommon term

In management & leadership, coaching means: A way of helping someone improve their skills and performance mainly by asking questions and guiding them to find their own answers, rather than telling them what to do.

In Turkish: koçluk, yönetici koçluğu

How it is used

Managers are increasingly expected to coach rather than give instructions. People talk about coaching sessions, executive coaching (for senior leaders, often with an external coach) and a coaching style of leadership.

Example sentences

  1. Instead of fixing the report herself, she used the meeting for coaching.

  2. All new directors receive six months of executive coaching.

Common collocations

  • executive coaching
  • coaching session
  • coaching skills
  • coaching style
  • receive coaching
  • mentorAn experienced person who gives advice, shares knowledge and supports the career development of a less experienced colleague over a longer period.
  • feedbackComments on how well someone has done a piece of work or behaved, given so that they can keep doing what works and improve what does not.
  • one-on-oneA regular private meeting between a manager and one member of their team to discuss progress, problems, feedback and development.
  • leadership styleThe typical way a person leads others, including how they make decisions, give instructions, share information and involve their team.
  • constructive feedbackSpecific, helpful comments that point out what could be done better and how, given respectfully so that the person can learn from them.

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