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ALA CONFERENCE
MENTOR & COACHING:
A COMPARISON
Mentoring and Coaching have Modeling observing
much in common; activities and articulating practice
shade into each other, chang- MENTORING
SPECIALIST
ing emphasis in response to Shared planning
COACHING
context and purpose. You can Identifying learning goals Encouraging
see this if you follow a theme experimentation
Providing support to
like “se ing learning goals” Supporting progression
clarify and de ne goals
Highlighting evidence from
around the circles.
Providing guidance, research & others’ practice
Re ecting on and
feedback, and direction
debrie ng shared
Assesing, appraising or experiences
accrediting practice
Establishing con dence
in the relationship
Asking good questions
Sharing and
Reviewing and analyzing
action planning
evidence from
other’s practices,
Listening
e.g. using obser-
vation or video
CO-COACHING
Experimenting
Drawing on evidence from research and others’ practice
Understanding each other’s learning goals
Planning supported by questions
This diagram has proved useful to colleagues in
re ecting on existing practice and deciding on a
direction for further development. It’s not prescriptive.
So how are coaches and mentors similar, and how are more experienced person or from a younger to
they di erent? Well, there are distinct similarities:
older co-worker.
E)
Both require understanding of the problems, where
Coaches are trained to push their clients to their
RE
you are in work/life, and assess your e ort in the
fullest potential while not becoming patronizing,
CU
(
relationship.
which could limit the learning process.
ON
ATI
The mentee/client receives more out of the
Mentors are expected to give solid advice and are
UC
relationship than the mentor or coach.
happy to do so.
ED
IN
The mentor and coach are devoted to the mentee/
Coaching utilizes professional assessment tools to
CE
client success.
help discover development opportunities before N
IDE
The mentee/client owns the agenda and is
formulating a development plan that drives the EV
ND
responsible for his/her actions.
coaching sessions.
A
Mentoring engagements can be broader in scope CH
AR
There are also distinct di erences:
and are either short or long-term relationships.
SE
Coaching helps to develop unique, personalized,
Mentoring meetings are o en more brainstorming-
RE
OF
lasting solutions to professional and personal oriented with a collaborative e ort to nd the SE
U
development issues by improving a client’s self- best solution; coaching sessions are usually more HE
awareness, emotional intelligence, and overall formal.
R T
FO
“thinking process.”
Mentoring can be informal; while coaching is a RE
Mentoring o ers speci c advice, whether from a formal relationship.
NT
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