Banking & Leadership Training
Questions from the field, realistic cases and practical learning that connects with everyday work.
Explore the programmes ↗Trainer · Co-Active Coach · MentorSedat
Sedat
Sevinçer
26 years of hands-on experience,
helping people learn and grow.
In banking, leadership and life: from experience to learning, from awareness to action.
FROM EXPERIENCE TO LEARNING26 YEARS IN BANKING18 YEARS IN BRANCH MANAGEMENTLEARNING THROUGH PRACTICE
Areas of workThree fields.
Three fields.
One shared approach.
Making sense of experience, asking the right questions and putting learning into practice.
Co-Active Coaching & Mentoring
One-to-one Co-Active coaching for work and life, and experience-based mentoring for managers.
Discover my approach ↗Motorcycle Training
An approach to development grounded in observation, attention and conscious decisions on the road.
Learning on the road ↗Banking & leadershipTraining and
Training and
development programmes.
Training, mentoring and candidate assessment, from commercial banking to branch management.
Training
Select a title to explore the programme.
Foreign Trade
Who is it for? Relationship managers and banking professionals working with foreign trade clients.
What will you gain? Understand clients' foreign trade flows and assess payment methods alongside financing needs.
Let's discuss this programme ↗Building a Strong Credit Proposal
Who is it for? Relationship managers and branch leaders who prepare credit proposals.
What will you gain? Bring the rationale, repayment sources and risks together in a clear, consistent credit proposal.
View programme details ↗Financial Analysis
Who is it for? Relationship managers, credit analysts and branch leaders who assess financial statements.
What will you gain? Explore the relationships between financial statements and assess a business through liquidity, profitability, debt and cash flow.
Let's discuss this programme ↗Reading Window-Dressed Financial Statements
Who is it for? Banking professionals, credit analysts and managers who interpret financial statements.
What will you gain? Recognise inconsistencies and potential signs of window dressing, and examine the figures alongside notes, comparisons across periods and cash flow.
Let's discuss this programme ↗Analysis of Construction Contracting Companies
Who is it for? Relationship managers, credit analysts and branch leaders working with construction contractors.
What will you gain? Assess financing needs and risks by considering project cash flow, progress payments, collection schedules and costs to complete together.
Let's discuss this programme ↗Finding Sales Opportunities in Financial Statements
Who is it for? Relationship managers working with SME and commercial clients.
What will you gain? Read financial statements to understand client needs and identify relevant sales opportunities from the data.
View programme details ↗Branch Manager Training
Who is it for? Branch managers and leaders preparing to take on branch management roles.
What will you gain? Take an integrated view of branch goals, team development and client management.
Let's discuss this programme ↗Mental Agility in Sales
Who is it for? Commercial relationship managers and client-facing banking professionals.
What will you gain? Recognise changing conditions in client conversations, question assumptions and adapt your approach to the need.
Let's discuss this programme ↗The Consultative Approach
Who is it for? Commercial relationship managers and branch leaders.
What will you gain? Understand a client's business through thoughtful questions, clarify their needs and develop well-founded solutions.
Let's discuss this programme ↗Branch Management
Who is it for? Branch managers and aspiring branch managers.
What will you gain? Set management priorities by considering branch operations, resources and performance together.
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Finding Sales Opportunities in Financial Statements
Read financial statements to understand client needs and identify sales opportunities.
View programme details ↗Building a Strong Credit Proposal
Bring together the client’s needs, repayment sources and risks in a coherent credit proposal.
View programme details ↗Branch Management
Set management priorities by considering branch performance, the client portfolio and team needs together.
View programme details ↗How I workFrom understanding needs to taking action,
From understanding needs to taking action,
let's move forward together.
Every engagement begins by clarifying the change you want to achieve.
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Understand the need
Let's discuss who wants to develop, in what area and towards which goal.
- 02
Plan together
Agree on the content, format and scope that suit your objectives.
- 03
Put it into practice
Work towards our agreed goals through training, coaching or mentoring.
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Reflect on progress
Consider what you have learned, what you have noticed and what you will take into everyday practice.
Meet SedatFrom experience to growth.
From experience to growth.
In my own words.
Get to know my approach to training, coaching and mentoring in one minute. Video in Turkish.
About meSharing experience.
Sharing experience.
Supporting growth.
26years in banking
18years in branch management
I turn my experience in banking and branch management into training that participants can use in their daily work. I explore commercial banking, client relationships and leadership through case studies and practical activities.
My master's studies in Sufi Culture and Literature are an important part of my journey towards understanding people and myself. They help me look more closely at the search for meaning, personal values and the relationship we have with ourselves.
My adult drama training at the Sadri Alışık Cultural Centre also helps me make room for different roles and perspectives.
As a Co-Active coach, I support people in discovering their own resources and options. My coaching and drama background also brings different perspectives into my training. In motorcycle instruction, I value the connection between observation, decision-making and practice.
My aim is for participants to gain knowledge, recognise their own approach and consciously choose their next step.
Licences & certifications
Credentials behind my practice.
Licences and training credentials in banking, coaching and motorcycle instruction.
Credit Rating
Capital Markets Board of Türkiye (SPK)
December 2013
View SPL digital badge ↗Instructor Training in Safe and Advanced Motorcycle Riding Techniques
Ministry of National Education, Türkiye
January 2025
View LinkedIn record ↗Co-Active Coach Training
CTI
May 2026
View LinkedIn record ↗More licences and training credentials (7)
Capital Market Activities Level 2
Capital Markets Board of Türkiye (SPK)
September 2004
View SPL digital badge ↗AI-Powered Financial Solutions
Laba Turkey
September 2026
View credential ↗CFO Training
Laba Turkey
December 2024
View credential ↗Koç Dialogues Development Program
Emeritus
January 2023
View credential ↗Leadership: People, Teams and Organizations
Emeritus
January 2023
View credential ↗Fundamentals of Project Finance
Turkish Capital Markets Association
May 2018
View LinkedIn record ↗Art Advanced Riders
ART MotoAkademi Advanced and Safe Riding Academy
View LinkedIn record ↗Learning means taking part.
Understand the situation
Use thoughtful questions to make needs and the current situation clear before offering ready-made answers.
Learn by doing
Explore options through examples, case studies and practical activities.
Keep developing
Reflect on experience and identify a concrete next step for everyday practice.
Education & developmentLooking at learning
Looking at learning
from different perspectives.
Sufi Culture and Literature
Master's degree
Exploring people and the self through meaning, values and our inner lives.
Adult Drama
Sadri Alışık Cultural Centre
Co-Active Coaching
Awareness, different perspectives and discovering your own answers.
One-to-one coaching for work and life.
I offer one-to-one Co-Active coaching sessions to support you in working towards your goals in your professional and personal life.
Together, we create space to reflect on your values and priorities, clarify your goals and discover your own possibilities.
What can we explore in coaching?
You can work on clarifying goals and priorities, exploring options during a period of change or decision-making, and reflecting on the balance between work and personal life.
We begin by discussing your topic and expectations. Through questions and reflective exercises, you explore your own options and choose the steps you want to take. We agree the frequency and length of sessions together, based on your needs.
Shared experience through mentoring.
We explore the real challenges branch managers face, drawing on my experience in banking and leadership.
How do mentoring sessions work?
We can work on preparing for branch management, adapting to a new role, setting management priorities and reviewing team and client situations.
You bring your own work situation to the session. We explore it together, discussing relevant experience and possible approaches. At the next meeting, we review the agreed steps and what you have learned.
Motorcycling & learningEvery bend,
Every bend,
a new lesson.
On the road, too, learning begins with observation, attention and reflection on experience.
Get in touch to discuss motorcycle instruction, riding experience and development.
Ask about motorcycle training ↗A sample of my trainingReady for your
Ready for your
performance meeting?
A video guide for branch managers and aspiring managers. Video in Turkish.
Let's reflect togetherOne question.
One question.
A fresh perspective.
Get a feel for my training approach with a short read and a sample case.
Before offering a solution,
make room for the right question.
When a client says, “I need a loan,” the conversation can quickly turn to amounts and terms. Understanding the business need behind that request can give the discussion greater depth.
Asking “Which part of your business's cash flow would this funding support?” opens up a conversation about collections, stock, payments and growth plans.
A consultative approach gives thoughtful questions as much attention as prompt answers.
Sales are growing.
Why is cash still tight?
The owner of a packaging company says, “Our sales have grown, and we would like to increase our credit limit.”
Three points emerge in the latest meeting: clients are being given longer payment terms, stock levels have risen and suppliers are being paid earlier.
This short example is a training exercise in understanding client needs.
My book · Digital edition
GÖR VE GİT
Observation, Anticipation and Decision-Making in Advanced Motorcycle Riding
A personal learning record drawn from years of training, riding feedback and experiences on the road. From observation and anticipation to bends, the human side of motorcycling and friendships found along the way.
A personal account of learning and experience; it does not replace practical rider training.
Writing & posts
From technical insight to human growth.
Six short summaries selected from my LinkedIn posts on banking, leadership and personal development.
Lessons from non-performing loans
An introduction to my series on early warning signs in troubled credit files, drawing on banking experience and anonymised real cases.
Open the post on LinkedIn ↗Where does a sector-specific credit proposal begin?
An introduction to a series exploring sector-specific financial dynamics and risks in credit proposals, from operational leasing to construction contracting.
Open the post on LinkedIn ↗Give the answer, or make room for thinking?
How do we respond when our team brings us a problem? A short video for branch managers and aspiring managers, bringing Co-Active coaching skills together with branch management experience.
Open the post on LinkedIn ↗Strong beginnings are not made alone
My mentoring approach for new branch managers: developing an individual leadership style, growing into the role and finding clarity in financial thinking, communication and operational priorities.
Open the post on LinkedIn ↗A new perspective opens new possibilities
I explore the connection between the balance principle in Co-Active coaching and broadening understanding in Sufi thought. How can a different perspective on the same situation create space for new meanings and choices?
Open the post on LinkedIn ↗Looking, choosing and setting a direction
A reflection that moves from motorcycling to the choices we make in life: where we look matters, but so do our intentions and the direction we choose. Where are we choosing to go today?
Open the post on LinkedIn ↗These are summaries adapted for this site. Follow each card to the original post or video in Turkish.
Sector-specific insights: three short reads
Where will the funding to finish the work come from?
The remaining contract value, cost to complete and timing of progress payments need to be considered together when assessing credit needs. The project financed by existing debt is also part of the picture.
A question for the proposal: Are the resources needed to complete the work and the collection schedule clear?
Turnover is growing. Is cash growing too?
Fleet structure, contract terms and the ability to pass rising costs on to clients help explain how growth translates into financing needs.
A question for the proposal: Is growth generating cash or consuming more funding?
Who will fund the cash shortfall until completion?
Alongside a project's profitability, assess when funding gaps will arise before completion and how they will be covered.
A question for the proposal: Is it clear who will cover the cash shortfall, and when?
Participant experiencesTraining,
Training,
in participants' own words.
A selection of genuine feedback from training evaluations. Translated from Turkish.
“His explanations suited our level, and his command of the subject was very good. Thank you.”
“Beyond the training itself, his experience gave us different perspectives. I would also like to attend his other programmes.”
“His approach suited everyone, and the many examples made this a valuable and useful training session. Thank you.”
“Sedat explained things in an enjoyable, clear way that kept us focused. I hope to meet him again in other training programmes. Thank you once again.”
“Sedat shared his knowledge and the key points in very simple language. Short, concise, practical insights. I found the training very productive. Thank you.”
“At the start of our careers, benefiting from Sedat's extensive experience is a great opportunity. His own training method made learning more enjoyable and memorable. I think extending this training to two days would be more useful, if possible.”
“His friendly, proactive approach made the training easier to follow. Sedat's command of the subject and the methods he chooses make the lessons more memorable. Many thanks to him.”
“The trainer was very knowledgeable and polite. He answered all our questions. Thank you.”
“Our trainer was very well prepared. However, the planned duration was too short, so the programme felt compressed. I think delivering it over two days would be much more productive. We could learn more from him to make our daily work easier and more effective.”
Selected from training evaluation forms. Participants remain anonymous. The original comments were edited for spelling and punctuation without changing their meaning, then translated from Turkish.
Frequently asked questions
Before we begin.
Who are the training programmes for?
Banking programmes are mainly intended for commercial relationship managers, branch managers and aspiring branch managers. See each programme description for its audience.
Can we plan a programme for our organisation?
We can discuss the right scope together, considering your needs, participant profiles and goals.
Are individual or online sessions possible?
I offer one-to-one Co-Active coaching sessions. We can discuss training participation formats and online options based on your chosen programme and its suitability.
What is the difference between coaching and mentoring?
Coaching gives people space to discover their own answers and options. Mentoring focuses on sharing relevant experience and exploring workplace challenges together.
How long are the programmes, and what do they cost?
Duration and fees depend on the scope, participant numbers and delivery format. Please mention the programme you are interested in when requesting details.
What should I include in my enquiry?
Share the area you are interested in, what you would like to develop and your availability. For organisational training, participant profiles and approximate group size also help with planning.
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