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The Difference Between a Coach and Mentor
5/12/12
Which are you or which one should you have in your job search?
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COACH |
MENTOR |
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Managers ‘coach’ those who report to them |
Mentors are most often not within the change of command |
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Coaches typically are within a current job |
Mentors offers a broad view of a mentee’s possibilities for a career |
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Coaches focus on the action taken by the one being coached |
Mentoring focuses on actions as well as relationships |
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Coaches will ask for the individual to highlight THEIR OWN experiences and draw from them |
A mentor shares THEIR experiences |
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Coaches encourage self-resolution |
Mentors provide advice |
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Coaches encourage self-discovery |
Mentors show the way |
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Coaches ask questions that bring out the answers |
Mentors transfer their knowledge & information |
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Coaches approach the relationship as mutual exploration |
Mentors view their relationship as an apprenticeship |
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Coaches doesn’t need the specific background of the client |
Mentors are harder to find-They’re accomplished in their field, don’t have the support of their organization or the patience to spend the needed time |
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A coach is not necessarily a mentor |
A mentor may coach |
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