“…Consequently, some scholars (Ellinger, Ellinger, & Keller, ; Graham, Wedman, & Garvin‐Kester, ) focus on managerial coaching in terms of coaching behaviors, whereas others (McLean et al, ; Park, McLean, & Yang, ) conceive it according to the skills and attitudes supervisors may possess. As Gilley, Gilley, and Kouider () argued, effective and competent supervisors possess a multidimensional set of skills that enable them to coach employees and boost performance. In line with this notion, the present study conceptualizes managerial coaching from a skills‐based perspective and focuses attention on managerial coaching skills (MCSs), referred to as a set of managerial skills that demonstrate effective coaching characteristics for the purpose of developing employees and improving performance (McLean et al, ; Park, McLean, & Yang, ).…”