A Mentor is a fabulous person who will pass on their wisdom and experience.\u00a0 In the workplace they help with connections and defining or refining career paths.\u00a0 A mentor gives their options, offer advice, and makes recommendations from a place of expertise.<\/p>\n
A Coach is a strategic partner that empowers you to be your best self.\u00a0 A coach works with you on professional or personal objectives.\u00a0Coaching starts with the co-creation of an agreement outlining the parameters of a relationship, and defining what, specifically, you want to accomplish in each coaching session.\u00a0During coaching sessions, the coach is a sounding board for you to think and explore.\u00a0 A coach uses powerful questioning to expand your thinking.\u00a0 A coach partners with you so that you consider different possibilities, identify potential challenges, develop strategies, create action plans, and move forward in the direction and manner you choose.\u00a0A coach deepens your awareness and learning for long-term, sustainable, meaningful change.<\/p>\n
There is a time and a place for having a Mentor and a time and a place for having a coach.<\/p>\n
Find a Mentor<\/strong> when you are still learning information and what inside help moving forward.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Find a Coach<\/strong> when you want to expand your possibilities and take charge of your outcomes.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n The greatest indicator of success in a coaching<\/span><\/a> relationship is the rapport between the coach and the client.\u00a0 It seems likely that rapport is also an indicator of success in a mentoring relationship.\u00a0 Rapport with a Mentor will be based on connections and mutual interests as well as simply liking each other.\u00a0 Rapport with a Coach is built on a Coach first completing coaching certification to develop their competency, next being part of the International Coach Federation so they are accountable to a Code of Ethics<\/span><\/a>, and then effectively partnering in a way that works for your situation.\u00a0 The bonus: because a Coach is truly invested in and cares about your success, chances are you will find that you truly enjoy your coaching sessions.<\/p>\n * Originally posted on #CenterforCoachingCertification<\/strong><\/a> by #CathyLiska<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There is a time and a place for having a Mentor and a time and a place for having a Coach.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":114,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[60,71],"tags":[50,47,49,70,63],"class_list":["post-113","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-coaching","category-mentoring","tag-coach-123","tag-coaching","tag-coaching-success","tag-mentoring","tag-professional-coaching"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t