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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?

    COACH

    MENTOR

    Managers ‘coach’ those who report to them

    Mentors are most often not within the change of command

    Coaches typically are within a current job

    Mentors offers a broad view of a mentee’s possibilities for a career

    Coaches focus on the action taken by the one being coached

    Mentoring focuses on actions as well as relationships

    Coaches will ask for the individual to highlight THEIR OWN experiences and draw from them

    A mentor shares THEIR experiences

    Coaches encourage self-resolution

    Mentors provide advice

    Coaches encourage self-discovery

    Mentors show the way

    Coaches ask questions that bring out the answers

    Mentors transfer their knowledge & information

    Coaches approach the relationship as mutual exploration

    Mentors view their relationship as an apprenticeship

    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

    A coach is not necessarily a mentor

    A mentor may coach

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       


       

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