2. …
In my many years as a coach, I have
discovered that many people often confuse
coaching, mentoring and training.
Well…if you belong to this bracket of people,
that’s about to change!!
3. Are they similar??
• Its good you asked…
• The similarity between these terms is that
they are all ways in which an expert or
experienced individual helps someone to do
something more effectively.
• That’s about it!
5. Coaching
• Coaching is defined as a developmental
strategy that enables people to meet their
goals of improved performance, growth or
career enhancement.
• It is an ongoing relationship that focuses on
individuals and businesses taking action
towards their visions, goals or desires
8. She says…
“Having a Coach is like having a personal
referee; someone to cheer you on and guide
you towards your greatest achievements”
- Joyce Mbaya-Ikiao
10. This is because,
1. They help you develop a capacity to think
about things in a new and creative way for
better accomplishment of your goals
2. They help you explore your talents and
capabilities and to establish what you want
to achieve
3. Most importantly, they help you work
through obstacles in life
11. What about Mentoring?
• Mentoring is generally an informal relationship.
A mentor will do many of the same things as a
coach or even someone who is a trainer, but
there is no formal obligation on either party
• A mentoring relationship often develops
gradually from a friendship or a professional
association, intensifies as the mentor discovers
he has valuable insight and experience to
share, and as the person being mentored
discovers his desire to learn from the mentor
13. So who is a Mentor?
“A mentor is someone who allows you to see
the hope inside yourself. A mentor is someone
who allows you to know that no matter how
dark the night, in the morning joy will come. A
mentor is someone who allows you to see the
higher part of yourself when sometimes it
becomes hidden to your own view”
- Oprah Winfrey
14. Training
• Training is the acquisition of knowledge skills
and competencies as a result of the teaching of
vocational or practical skills and knowledge
that relate to specific useful competencies
• Training has specific goals to improve one’s
capabilities, capacity, productivity and
performance
15. It is…
• Very formal, with well-defined learning
objectives, and is often relatively brief as
compared to coaching or mentoring
• There is a very strong focus on the trainer
been a subject matter expert
• It is expected that the participants in the
training learn from the trainer