tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6825281942550168796.post1311728506034552642..comments2024-03-26T10:16:28.012-07:00Comments on Designed for Learning!: Coaching and Mentoring - What's the Difference?Taruna Goelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13838323858110552415noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6825281942550168796.post-84192834170894552842016-10-02T14:00:12.670-07:002016-10-02T14:00:12.670-07:00Thanks for your comment Emma and I respect your vi...Thanks for your comment Emma and I respect your views. <br /><br />Like you rightly said, many of these terms including coaching and mentoring are understood in different ways across various industries. And adding to that mix is the term, 'Executive Coaching', which to me is somewhere between mentoring and coaching! <br /><br />In my experience, I have found that sometimes coaches turn into mentors and some mentors assume the role of a coach, as required. <br /><br />Needless to say, one technique is not better than the other. We need both coaching and mentoring to discover our true potential.Taruna Goelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838323858110552415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6825281942550168796.post-91467842438817397472016-09-30T23:38:30.563-07:002016-09-30T23:38:30.563-07:00Thanks for raising an important issue Taruna - I h...Thanks for raising an important issue Taruna - I have really different views! Which is why although the Turning Learning into Action methodology we use has coaching at the core we don't use the word coaching as it is so misunderstood. I think it's important to consider what you are trying to achieve - does the person / coachee / mentee need advise and information or behavioural change. Coaching can be very developmental and help greatly with both career, development, growth and behavioural change. The less instruction the coach gives the higher the level of change and ownership, which means it is sustained. Organisational coaching isn't to be confused with sports coaching - which is where some of the notions of the coach needing to be an expert in the field they are coaching comes in. In my experience the less the coach knows about a particular field the better they can coach. A mentor will offer advice and guide, a true coach won't. Emma Weberhttp://www.transferoflearning.comnoreply@blogger.com