Let´s assume you wanted to learn to dance. If you took into account a: Would help you find out what might be holding you back from dancing. They would probe into your past to discover what kinds of fear or phobias you have had with dancing and suggest remedy. Would share her experiences of dancing and the wisdom and lessons she had learnt to become richer in the subject. Would tell you how to dance by showing it to you. The trainer has perfect the art herself and you could do that too if you follow her footsteps. Would accompany you on an exciting journey that will help you set inspiring goals by being aware of your current dancing steps. She will encourage you to take action and will help you build new skills in the area of your choice by exploiting your natural talent Mentoring Coaching Focus on individual Could have/not have an agenda Can be biased on one´s favor Returns in the form of value addition could/could not be assessed Focus on performance Has a very focused agenda Is impartial, is focused on improvement in behavior Returns in terms of value addition is specific; team harmony, job performance etc. Training Coaching Need not necessarily be co-active Results need not necessarily be apparent Could advise the participant on past experience and hypothesis Has to be co-active Results need to be apparent Works on the clients´ requirement by incessantly asking questions than giving "answers" Therapy Coaching Assumes the client needs clinical intervention and healing Focus on feelings and past events, past orientation Works to bring in the unconscious to consciousness Assumes the client is high driven and highly functional Focus on action and the future, goal orientation Works with a conscious mind