What is Coaching?
Coaching is not the same as counselling or mentoring. It is important to understand the differences:
Coaching
Deals with highly functioning people who want to overcome challenges, improve performance and excel
Occurs in a positive, forward-thinking environment.
Offers two-way communication between equals whereby the coach helps the client discover the best answers to client's own questions.
The client represents and intelligent, resourceful and capable person who is capable of determining the best approach to achieve objectives.
The coach leads from behind to help clients discover the solution and approach that's best for them.
Focus is on the client's sustainable, incremental improvement in behaviour and personal performance.
Coaching
Deals with highly functioning people who want to overcome challenges, improve performance and excel
Occurs in a positive, forward-thinking environment.
Offers two-way communication between equals whereby the coach helps the client discover the best answers to client's own questions.
The client represents and intelligent, resourceful and capable person who is capable of determining the best approach to achieve objectives.
The coach leads from behind to help clients discover the solution and approach that's best for them.
Focus is on the client's sustainable, incremental improvement in behaviour and personal performance.
Counselling
Is a form of psychotherapy used for treating mental health issues by a psychiatrist, psychologist or other mental health provider.
Takes a superior-subservient relationship.
The counsellor leads the process and provides advice.
Focus is on the counsellor determining how to repair, heal, remedy past problem or recent crisis issues of the client such as depression, substance abuse or alcoholism.
The client relies on the expertise of the counsellor.
Is a form of psychotherapy used for treating mental health issues by a psychiatrist, psychologist or other mental health provider.
Takes a superior-subservient relationship.
The counsellor leads the process and provides advice.
Focus is on the counsellor determining how to repair, heal, remedy past problem or recent crisis issues of the client such as depression, substance abuse or alcoholism.
The client relies on the expertise of the counsellor.
Mentoring
Is one-way communication based on the mentor's experience.
Acts as a sounding board providing advice and feedback.
Takes a senior/superior - inexperienced/junior relationship.
Provides advice and insights regarding common organization/situation based on past experience within the said organization or situation.
The mentor is usually from within the same organization. This can limit candid disclosure by the mentee.
The mentee relies on the mentor for solutions/guidance/insight.
Is one-way communication based on the mentor's experience.
Acts as a sounding board providing advice and feedback.
Takes a senior/superior - inexperienced/junior relationship.
Provides advice and insights regarding common organization/situation based on past experience within the said organization or situation.
The mentor is usually from within the same organization. This can limit candid disclosure by the mentee.
The mentee relies on the mentor for solutions/guidance/insight.