Coaching & Mentoring at Work
For Organizational Effectiveness
Contents
1. Understanding Coaching versus Mentoring
2. Key Differences : Coaching & Mentoring
3. Similarities : Coaching & Mentoring
4. Benefits of Coaching and MentoringÂ
5. Characteristics of Coaching and MentoringÂ
6. Understanding Coaching versus Training
7. Coaching : Working Definition
8. Basic Tools of Coaching
9. Coaching in the workplace
10. Coaching Model
11. Grow Coaching Model
12. Qualities of a good Mentor
13. 20 Questions to develop a successful mentoring program
14. Responsibilities of a mentor
15. Some do's & don'ts for Mentor
16. Tips for Great Listening Skills
17. Training, Counseling, Coaching, Mentoring, Consultancy
18. Traditional Forms of Training
19. Counseling & Consultancy
20. Phases of Mentoring
21. First Conversation: Connecting & Contracting
22. Subsequent Conversations
23. Final Conversation
24. Principles Underpinning the Mentoring Agreement
25. Successful Implementation : Microsoft, Ohana, Mastercard, Schneider Electric, Novartis
Mentoring and coaching are both development approaches, but mentoring is a long-term, relationship-based guidance where an experienced mentor shares knowledge for holistic growth, while coaching is often shorter-term, structured, and focuses on improving specific skills or achieving defined goals by asking questions to help the coachee find their own solutions. Mentoring is more directive (telling/advising), leveraging personal experience, whereas coaching is less directive (questioning/facilitating), focusing on performance and self-discovery, though effective mentors use coaching techniques, and coaches might offer advice.
Coaching
Focus: Specific skills, immediate performance, achieving defined goals (e.g., "how to do this").
Relationship: Often structured, time-bound, transactional.
Approach: Non-directive; coach asks questions to help the coachee find answers (e.g., "what do you think you should do?").
Duration: Short to medium-term (sessions to months)
Mentoring
Focus: Long-term career/personal development, broader potential.
Relationship: Enduring, informal, built on trust and shared experience.
Approach: Directive; mentor shares wisdom, networks, navigates politics (e.g., "do this").
Duration: Medium to long-term (months to years)
Key Differences
Direction: Mentor advises, Coach facilitates self-discovery.
Scope: Mentor guides career arc, Coach fine-tunes performance.
Structure: Mentor is less structured, Coach is more structured
Similarities & How they Work Together
Both aim to develop individuals and unlock potential.
They are complementary: a mentor might use coaching questions, and a coach might offer mentoring insights.
Organizations use both for comprehensive employee growth, boosting skills, confidence, and retention.
Thank you,
UJ Consulting
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