Eminent business leaders of our time, such as Sir Richard Branson and Donald Trump, are quoted as saying that one of the principal reasons for their success are the coaches and mentors they have worked with in their illustrious business careers.
It is an accepted fact that coaching and mentoring are processes that enable both individuals and business clients to achieve their full potential. They share many similarities so it makes sense to understand the common ground shared by the two of them.
The one principle common thread which unites all types of coaching;and mentoring is that they offer a vehicle for analysis, objective and constructive criticism, and reflection. These can then provide the launching pad for specifically targeted and focused action that ultimately enables the client, individual or corporate, to achieve success in more areas of their life or work.
The definition of coaching can be stated as being as a process that enables learning and development to occur, and thus performance to improve and goals to be achieved. To be successful, a coach should possess a knowledge and understanding of process as well as the variety of styles, skills and techniques that are appropriate to the business or personal context in which the coaching takes place.
Mentoring can be defined as help and assistance given by one person to another in making significant transitions in knowledge, work or thinking. This can be in their personal or business life, or indeed in both.
The daily struggle to grow and develop a business is not an inconsiderable one. Business owners and managers should look for every way they can to increase their knowledge, improve their business skill sets and thus have every tool at their disposal to be able to grow their business to the maximum potential.
In recent times there has been a growing trend for individuals, particularly home based workers and company owners, to take greater responsibility for their personal and professional development, and even those who are employed in large organisations are no longer relying on employers to provide them with all of their career development needs.
There has been an increase in the number of individuals contracting coaches and mentors on a private basis. Some are looking for a career change, but many are also seeking to maximise their potential with an existing employer or to achieve greater balance with their work and home lives.
Coaching and mentoring can therefore help you achieve many things, be it as an individual, or as a business manager or owner. The one thing both will do is to help you, or your business, become more successful. They will accelerate your learning process as effectively you are absorbing the knowledge, skills and experience of someone else, with that knowledge, those skills and that experience, all tailored specifically for you, and focused on what you want to achieve
One of the hardest lessons we learn in life, and in business, is that we don't know what we don't know. To negate that getting in the way of our progress, or the growth and progress of our business, enter the coach and mentor, with that personally tailored and focused coaching and mentoring.
You will note that both coach and mentor were used in that last paragraph, as this article contends that to gain optimum benefits from these services, you should seek coaching and mentoring help from the one source. And if that can be delivered to you on both a personalised and also one to one basis, then you surely have the optimum vehicle to help you achieve your goals.
Minggu, 24 September 2017
Minggu, 03 September 2017
What Is the Difference Between Executive Coaching and Mentoring?
I would now like to look at the history, definitions and different types of coaching and mentoring. Coaching has its roots mainly in psychology and sports coaching and is not a new concept as its connections going back over two thousand years to the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates who saw himself as the 'midwife to understanding (Landsberg, 2002:8). Coaching in the area of business first really appears in literature in the 1950s. I have listed some definitions of coaching below:
"A helping relationship formed between a client who has managerial authority and responsibility in an organization and a consultant who uses a wide variety of behavioural techniques and methods to help the client achieve a mutually identified set of goals to improve his or her professional performance and personal satisfaction and, consequently, to improve the effectiveness of the client's organization within a formally defined coaching agreement" (Kilburg, 2000, p 142).
Looking at the definition above it can be said that coaching is an enabling process aimed at enhancing learning and development with the intention of improving performance in a specific aspect of practice. I agree with these definitions and would also add that coaching tends to have a short-term focus and really hones in on immediate challenges of the client.
I have found that there are many different types of coaching including life coaching (personal coaching), career coaching, performance coaching, spiritual coaching and team coaching. Executive Coaching (EC) has evolved from some of these other types of coaching, into a well established practice within organisations. EC is different from other types of coaching mentioned above, but does however incorporate many elements of the other types of coaching,.
Where the other types of coaching mainly look at things from the coachee's perspective, EC has a dual focus on working one-on-one to develop the executive as a leader while also helping that leader to achieve business results. I have found that EC's focus is more focused on improving the coachee's performance which will ultimately improve the effectiveness of the organisation and is therefore different to say personal or life coaching which is mainly aimed at the coachee.
Now that we have looked at some definitions of coaching we will take a look at mentoring and I have outlined a definition of mentoring below.
"...off-line help by one person to another in making significant transitions in knowledge, work or thinking."
Clutterbuck, D & Megginson, D, (1999) Mentoring Executives and Directors.
I will say that Mentoring therefore has a longer-term focus than coaching. Mentoring is designed to encourage personal growth and has a wider focus of culture. Mentoring has many similarities to coaching but is quite different in many ways.. A mentor will usually have experience in a particular area and gives advice and tutors, where a coach's role is to assist and uncover abilities. Some of the main differences of coaching and mentoring are outlined below. I find when I mentor someone, I am in that position because of my experience or expertise in that specified area. I also offer more guidance and advice to the client than in coaching.
"A helping relationship formed between a client who has managerial authority and responsibility in an organization and a consultant who uses a wide variety of behavioural techniques and methods to help the client achieve a mutually identified set of goals to improve his or her professional performance and personal satisfaction and, consequently, to improve the effectiveness of the client's organization within a formally defined coaching agreement" (Kilburg, 2000, p 142).
Looking at the definition above it can be said that coaching is an enabling process aimed at enhancing learning and development with the intention of improving performance in a specific aspect of practice. I agree with these definitions and would also add that coaching tends to have a short-term focus and really hones in on immediate challenges of the client.
I have found that there are many different types of coaching including life coaching (personal coaching), career coaching, performance coaching, spiritual coaching and team coaching. Executive Coaching (EC) has evolved from some of these other types of coaching, into a well established practice within organisations. EC is different from other types of coaching mentioned above, but does however incorporate many elements of the other types of coaching,.
Where the other types of coaching mainly look at things from the coachee's perspective, EC has a dual focus on working one-on-one to develop the executive as a leader while also helping that leader to achieve business results. I have found that EC's focus is more focused on improving the coachee's performance which will ultimately improve the effectiveness of the organisation and is therefore different to say personal or life coaching which is mainly aimed at the coachee.
Now that we have looked at some definitions of coaching we will take a look at mentoring and I have outlined a definition of mentoring below.
"...off-line help by one person to another in making significant transitions in knowledge, work or thinking."
Clutterbuck, D & Megginson, D, (1999) Mentoring Executives and Directors.
I will say that Mentoring therefore has a longer-term focus than coaching. Mentoring is designed to encourage personal growth and has a wider focus of culture. Mentoring has many similarities to coaching but is quite different in many ways.. A mentor will usually have experience in a particular area and gives advice and tutors, where a coach's role is to assist and uncover abilities. Some of the main differences of coaching and mentoring are outlined below. I find when I mentor someone, I am in that position because of my experience or expertise in that specified area. I also offer more guidance and advice to the client than in coaching.
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