Build a Coaching Culture: The Four Types of Teachers | Nicole S. Turner

How do you make coaching "the way we do the work" instead of one more thing? Nicole S. Turner, founder of Simply Coaching Company, joins me to talk about building a coaching culture and planning for the four types of teachers on every campus. Learn how to build a coaching culture in schools and support the four types of teachers you'll coach. You'll learn: ✅ Why resistance often starts with confusion about the coach's role ✅ How to shift coaching from "another thing" to how your school works ✅ The four teacher types (believers, tweeners, survivors, fundamentalists) and how to plan for each ✅ How to address teachers' past negative experiences with coaches ✅ How to launch your coaching plan with your principal and keep staff updated Chapters: 0:00 Coaching culture and the four types of teachers 1:09 Meet Nicole S. Turner 2:17 Why coaching feels like whack-a-mole without a coaching culture 4:32 What a coaching culture is 6:07 Getting buy-in from day one 7:13 Speaking to teacher trauma 8:26 The four types of teachers 10:36 Believers and tweeners 12:22 Survivors 14:42 Fundamentalists 17:39 A plan for every type of teacher 18:15 Monthly coaching reports to staff 20:25 Aligning coaching to the school improvement plan 23:39 Simply Coaching and the coaching summit 📖 Get my new book, Expand Your Coaching Toolbox! 20 Practical Strategies That Improve Teaching and Learning: https://buzzingwithmsb.com/book 🐝 More coaching resources at https://buzzingwithmsb.com 📝 Show notes and links: https://buzzingwithmsb.com/2026/04/co... 🎧 Listen to the podcast anywhere: https://pod.link/1496989397/episode/M... Join the Instructional Coaching Club: https://buzzingwithmsb.thrivecart.com... About Nicole S. Turner Nicole is an instructional coaching consultant, author, and founder of Simply Coaching Company and the Simply Coaching Summit. Website: https://simplycoaching.co/ Instructional Coaching with Ms. B is the podcast for instructional coaches, literacy coaches, and school leaders who want practical coaching strategies that work in real schools. New episodes every Monday. Instagram:   / buzzingwithmsb   Facebook group:   / 657458192827131   #instructionalcoaching #coachingculture #instructionalcoach