So, as you can see, there are lots of key differences. Coaching is performance driven and encourages the individual or individuals being coached to perform in their day-to-day roles.
Typically, coaching is structured by line-managers or sponsors, so organisations will often sponsor an individual to be coached or a line-manager will send an employee to be coached for certain skills.Unlike mentoring, coaching is non-directive which means that it is about posing the right questions, providing the space, trust and confidence for the individual being coached to consider how they can achieve more, reach their objectives and find capabilities within themselves.There is training in coaching skills and a lot of coaching qualifications are available, and almost always necessary and certainly recommended, to be a truly effective coach.That said, some coaching relationships can be longer-term too. Coaching is often shorter-term and may be as short as a quick 10- or 15-minute conversation.Now, the key differences for coaching are: Finally, mentoring is mainly development driven and looks to the mentee to decide what they wish to achieve and which goals they have for their mentoring relationships.Typically, mentoring is less structured than coaching and whilst having a mentoring meeting agenda and goals is recommended, it will be up to the mentee to put this together, compared with coaching which typically follows a more rigorous structure.It is about the mentor sharing their knowledge, experience and skills, telling the mentee and guiding them through direction. As mentioned, mentoring is a lot more directive.Yes, mentoring training is often recommended but it certainly isn’t required and in fact there are very few mentoring qualifications offered, compared with that of coaching qualifications. No qualifications are required for mentoring, which means that it is easy for organisations to start mentoring programmes quickly.In fact, some famous mentors and mentees cite lifelong mentoring relationships. Mentoring is often longer-term with some mentoring relationships lasting 6+ months and in several cases mentoring can last years or even decades.We’ll start with the key differences for mentoring: The Differences Between Mentoring and Coachingīelow are a few of the key differences between mentoring and coaching, compared. They can be seen to evolve from directive (mentoring) to non-directive (coaching) in a chart often used to depict the differences.Īs you can see, on the mentoring and directive side, it is about instructing and telling, whereas when we progress into non-directive and more coaching focused phase of learning, we see more reflection and raising awareness. Ultimately, both coaching and mentoring are about helping people to get where they want to go by leveraging the experience of the coach or mentor. What does that mean in practice? Well, in mentoring meetings, it is likely to be the mentor doing more of the talking, whereas in coaching it is likely to be the coach posing questions and giving the person they are coaching the space to reflect and do most of the talking. One of the most distinct differences is that mentoring is directive, with coaching being non-directive. Now, looking at these two definitions, we would forgive you for still not being totally sure about the key differences between mentoring and coaching.
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The Definitions of Coaching and MentoringĪ mentor is someone who shares their knowledge, skills and/or experience, to help another to develop and grow.Ī coach is someone who provides guidance to a client on their goals and helps them reach their full potential.
In today’s article, we wanted to share the details of the webinar, and look into those key differences and benefits, for those who are looking for a recap and who missed the webinar.
Together our CEO, Ed Johnson and the CEO of Sheridan Resolutions, Caroline Sheridan, presented the webinar and started by going through key definitions of mentoring and coaching and then delved into some of the key benefits and differences. In March 2021, PushFar and our partners at Sheridan Resolutions jointly hosted a webinar entitled ‘Mentoring vs Coaching: What, Why & When’, aimed at looking at the key differences between mentoring and coaching, when to use both learning practices and what the key benefits are.
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