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In coaching, what does 'empowerment' mean?

Helping the person find the solution on their own.

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  1. Helping the person find the solution themselves ✔
  2. Quickly fixing the problem for them
  3. Giving the person a higher rank

Why: People learn more when they figure things out themselves, so a good coach resists jumping in to fix it. Empowerment is one of four elements of coaching, with dialogue, action and improvement.

Huh, didn't know that: Learn to Lead puts it simply: if it's not positive and helpful, it's not coaching.

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Give a cadet a fish and she eats for a day. Teach her to fish and she spends every weekend at the lake.
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Answer: Helping the person find the solution themselves. People learn more when they figure things out themselves, so a good coach resists jumping in to fix it. Empowerment is one of four elements of coaching, with dialogue, action and improvement.

  1. Learn to Lead Volume 2, Chapter 4, Coaching and Mentoring (Civil Air Patrol) www.gocivilairpatrol.com/media/cms/Vol2LetterLowFinal_8BDFDB373E830.pdf
    Instead, the coach chooses to help that person discover the solution on their own.
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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