Letīs 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.
Coaching Vs Training
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"
Coaching Vs Therapy
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
