A coach tutors or instructs a person to achieve a specific goal or skill. In baseball, a batting coach only focuses on the mechanics of hitting the ball. They spend time instructing the hitter how to change their swing to improve their performance. They give exercises and goals to the hitter that target the swing of the bat.
In the office environment, you may see similar coaches helping others improve a skill. They may be sales coaches or customer service coaches. No matter what the area of focus is, a coach specializes on improving one or two areas of development at a time.
Coaching scenarios include the following:
• Sales
• Customer service
• Production work
• Behavioral issues like tardiness
Mentoring has a different purpose and goal. Mentoring is the act of guiding, counseling, and supporting. This is vastly different from coaching. It is fundamentally teaching. However, the objective is slightly different.
Mentorship is more voluntary in nature and is less formal than coaching. The mentor and protégé endeavor on a broad development goal like becoming a leader. Mentoring encompasses many complex areas of development.
Mentoring scenarios include the following:
• Networking
• Political strategizing
• Negotiation
• Managing
The Coaching Factory has been in operation since 2007, and specializes in all aspects of Training and Coaching for the Real Estate profession. We assist companies with all their Training and Coaching requirements by allowing them to focus on their core business, selling real estate.
Our highly effective team of business specialists and service providers work with best practices and state-of-the-art solutions.
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