The Difference Between Mentoring vs Coaching

Discover which you are

I like knowing the precise differences betweens words and ideas, especially if I can put them into a framework.

Imagine my delight, then, when Andrew Holland clarified for me the difference between mentoring and coaching:

Mentoring is guiding someone along the same journey you’ve taken
Coaching is helping someone find their way on the journey they’re taking

Coaching is an incredible skill. I have great respect for it, and indeed I do some of it when consulting.

But mostly, I’m a mentor. I’m good at communicating where I’ve been and the things I’ve observed. That’s why I don’t do life coaching – I leave that to the pros, like Andrew.

Which are you?

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munya

i can relate with mentoring especially when you have embarked on the same interests

October 11, 2019
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  Scott Gould
  
  YES! I’m learning that there’s something about being an advisor / mentor, separate to being a coach.
  
  October 14, 2019
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    munya
    
    thanks scott for clarifying that i always believed mentoring& coaching were the same
    
    October 14, 2019
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