What is Coaching?

You may not know the differences between teaching, coaching, mentoring and counselling, whilst all share some key characteristics and skills understanding the differences, and where the overlap is, will make you better at all of the above. This article goes into where there is variation by stating their actual roles:A mentor is a guide who helps someone to learn or develop faster than they might do alone.They usually have considerable experience and expertise in the individual’s line of business. The relationship usually focuses on the future, career development, and broadening an individual’s horizons.Counselling is closer to therapy. It focuses on the past, helping the individual to overcome barriers and issues from their past and move on. Here, the focus may be either internal or external. Coaching involves the belief that the individual has the answers to their own problems within them. The coach is focused on helping the individual to unlock their own potential. The key skill of coaching is asking the right questions to help the individual work through their own issues.