“…Various studies have widely discussed coaching at the managerial level, and its impact on employee performance, but the literature on coaching leadership is still scarce (Karlsen & Berg, 2020). Moreover, coaching and mentoring have been discussed in various sectors of Pakistan, including banking (Sharif, 2021) and the IT sector (Ali et al, 2020), but little data is available on the pharmaceutical sector that makes this study unique in term of context. Moreover, Semenova (2021) highlighted that this style has not been investigated much and needs further research, especially in business.…”