MENTORING

MENTORING

Brian Alper Brian Alper

Brian Alper

Published Aug 11, 2016
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MENTORING is similar to COACHING in many ways but not the same.  MENTORING is when a more experienced or more knowledgeable person helps guide a less experienced or less knowledgeable person.  MENTORING is more relationship-oriented while COACHING is more task-oriented.  MENTORING is more development-driven while COACHING is more performance-driven.

The agenda is more determined by the mentee than the mentor, and more determined by the coach than the coachee.

I seek MENTORING more often than COACHING but I am more often seeking support for developing relationships and general capacity than support for specific performance and precise tasks.  Earlier in my career I may have sought coaches relatively more often. 

Mentors can be older or younger and can be in different fields than your focus

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