Editing Coaching (section)

{{short description|Method of development}}
{{For|theories of coaching|Coaching psychology}}
{{Other uses|Coach (disambiguation)}}
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'''Coaching''' is a form of development in which an experienced person, called a ''coach'', supports a learner or client in achieving a specific personal or professional goal by providing training and guidance.<ref name="Passmore">{{cite book |editor-first=Jonathan |editor-last=Passmore |title=Excellence in Coaching: The Industry Guide |location=London; Philadelphia |publisher= [[Kogan Page]] |year= 2016 |orig-year= 2006 |edition=3rd |isbn=9780749474461 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-_ADCwAAQBAJ |oclc=927192333 }}</ref> The learner is sometimes called a ''coachee''. Occasionally, ''coaching'' may mean an informal relationship between two people, of whom one has more experience and expertise than the other and offers advice and guidance as the latter learns; but coaching differs from [[Mentorship|mentoring]] by focusing on specific tasks or objectives, as opposed to more general goals or overall development.<ref name="Passmore"/><ref name="Renton">{{cite book |first=Jane |last=Renton |title=Coaching and Mentoring: What They are and How to Make the Most of Them |location=New York |publisher=[[Bloomberg Press]] |year=2009 |isbn=9781576603307 |oclc=263978214}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/infosys/2011/12/20/business-leadership-for-smarter-org-2/ |title=The Difference Between Coaching And Mentoring |last=Chakravarthy |first=Pradeep |date=20 December 2011 |magazine=[[Forbes]] |access-date=4 July 2015}}</ref>

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