Comparing Mentoring and Coaching
There are some key differences between mentoring and coaching.
Mentoring- is known as the transfer of wisdom and has a protégé or
mentee that takes an interest in their career path. The protégé is
guided and advised by the mentor who has worn the same shoes and
traveled the same path, usually someone older and wiser. The mentor
guides, persuades, and encourages a person to reach their full
potential in life, in a position in an organization or in a career.
Mentors who may be immediate superiors are helpful in career
developments of the individual, and in some cases guidance is provided
by executives or managers higher up in the organization. The higher
level superiors guide, advise, and encourage employees of a lesser
rank in these situations.
On the other hand coaching is more specific for teaching of skills to
the coachee or trainee. It is a transfer of skills and a one on one
development of the trainee's own knowledge and thought process. It
also emphasizes the development of individual and team skills, and
creates a supportive environment which encourages and motivates the
coachee. Coaching is on a personal level and illustrates persistently
until success is achieved. The personal qualities of the coachee are
developed and facilitated.
GOOD MENTOR
1) A mentor needs a level of experience to reach or achieve the
individual/team’s goal and need to know what the mentee is
experiencing to have a level of mutual understanding between each
other. This allows a better level of measurement of the mentee as
they can comprehend the ‘experience’ of the mentor which will build
confidence performance levels for the mentee. For example, if a
mentee needs a mentor’s help in a crisis the mentee will know that
they have someone there to help and not feel uncomfortable or
intimidated to ask for guidance or advice.
2) Generally, a mentor is older and wiser than the mentee, and to be a
good mentor means that they have the experience and knowledge to help
develop the individual/team’s skills. This represents the mentor’s
status or position in the organization. If the mentor seems too
young, the mentee may feel intimidated and feel unsuited to the whole
mentoring situation.
3) A good mentor must be supportive to the individual/team through
‘thick and thin’ situations. A mentor that doesn’t...
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...o they can listen, understand and respond to
each other’s input.
- To be committed to the goal both the coach and coachee must remain
devoted to the goal so that success will be the result. Motivation is
needed in this situation to stay committed and focused on the task at
hand. The coach would stay committed to their teachings of the
individual or team, and the individual or team would stay committed to
learn from the coaches teachings.
- Mutual respect is integral to the success of a coach as both parties
need to respect each other to be successful in performance. If
there’s no respect, the coach will be negative towards the coachee,
and the coachee will not want to listen to the coach so both parties
will be worse off. This will create a negative organizational culture
and may even result in employee dissatisfaction.
- Empathy when working with groups or teams is important to ensure
success in coaching. People need to be able to relate to each other
and work closer together to build a strong and close relationship in
the organization. Knowing how the other person feels about an issue
will result in a positive outcome and can resolve issues effectively.
You will interact with numerous people during your lifetime; however, only important and significant people will make influences in your life. In the movie Something the Lord Made directed by Joseph Sargent, Vivien Thomas, an African-American carpenter who dreams of going to college and becoming a doctor, is forced to work as a lab assistant under the instructions and guidance of an arrogant and eccentric cardiologist, Dr. Alfred Blalock. Despite having no college degree, Vivien Thomas is able to learn medical and surgical skills through the guidance of Dr. Blalock, and their cooperation ultimately leads to the discovery of a cure for blue baby syndrome. Similar to Dr. Blalock’s tutelage, I have learned to love biology under the teaching and mentoring of my biology teacher, Dr. Cron. Even though both Dr. Cron and Dr. Blalock are excellent instructors, they are extremely and uniquely different in their mentoring styles. Differences in mentoring styles can have huge influences and impacts on the mentees’ development of skills, and personalities.
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