On Tuesday, 7 May 2024, we held our spring debate evening at the Faculty of Economics, with the theme “coaching.”

In her introductory remarks, the lecturer from the University of New York in Prague, Dr. Juwana Jenkins, explained the benefits of coaching and mentoring, and then provided definitions of both concepts, as well as a distinction between coaching and directing, guiding, and delegating.

Next, Prof. Rozman (UL EF) presented key concepts such as management, administration, leadership, leadership styles, etc., thereby clarifying the context of coaching and the definitions proposed by various authors. A significant part of his presentation was devoted to suggested translations of the term “coaching,” such as training and encouragement-based development.

Finally, Dr. Sabina Đuvelek (Level Up), an organizational psychologist and coaching expert, presented approaches to individual and team coaching, emphasizing the importance of understanding emotions and conflict resolution, as well as the introduction of coaching systems in companies. During her presentation, Prof. Mihelčič proposed the term “personality development” as a possible translation of coaching.

The topic of this debate evening was interesting, important, and highly relevant, and all speakers inspired us in different ways to reflect on the subject. Thank you all!