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Guiding coalition

Meaning in management & leadership, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In management & leadership, guiding coalition means: A group of influential and committed people who help lead and coordinate a change effort.

In Turkish: değişime yön veren koalisyon

How it is used

Used in change leadership, especially Kotter's approach; membership can cross formal levels and departments.

Example sentences

  1. The guiding coalition included respected store supervisors as well as senior directors.

    Influence and commitment matter beyond formal rank alone.

  2. The guiding coalition coordinated messages when different regions interpreted the change differently.

    The group sustains shared direction across the wider change effort.

Common collocations

  • build a guiding coalition
  • guiding coalition members
  • change agentA person who actively promotes change in an organisation and helps to carry it out, whether as a leader, a consultant or an employee who influences colleagues.
  • buy-inReal agreement with and support for a plan or decision from the people it affects, so that they actively help to make it work.

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