Developing Skills: Coaching and Mentoring in Organizations

DEVELOPING SKILLS

Coaching and Mentoring
 Coaching and mentoring are the important tools which help in development of the
organization. It assists both individual and business to be productive, efficient and
also provides way to employees to develop themselves and grow within the
company and achieve their career goals.
 Coaching can be defined as a method that helps the individual to learn, grow and
improve their performance in work place. Coach is required to provide knowledge,
information, skills and techniques to learner which will help the employees to
develop their overall performance.
 Mentoring includes questioning, listening, clarifying and re-framing related to
coaching. These are the learning relationships which help the organization to
develop their employees and also individual to grow and identify their own skills
which can give positive outcome to the person and company.

Coaching Mentoring
It is a planned and schedule activities on the
regular basis.
It is not planned, if mentee needs some advice,
support then mentors are required to arrange
informal meeting with them.
Coach does not require knowledge of client's detail
and information, he just need specific knowledge
related with particular topic.
Mentor needs to have experience and knowledge so
that he can answer the questions of mentees.
Coaching held just to develop and resolve the
issues at the work.
Mentoring activities generally focus on personal
development and career of the individual.
Main purpose of this activity is to achieve the
immediate goal.
Its purpose is to provide support and guidance to
mentees whenever they require for their future role.
It has fixed duration, on particular topic. It does not fixed duration, it is a long period
activities.
Difference between Coaching and Mentoring

Benefit of coaching and mentoring
 Significance: It helps the new employees to adapt with the environment and
culture of the organization. Existing worker guides new employees and, make him
understand his duties and responsibilities so that he can adjust in such
environment.
 Employee growth and development: Coaching and mentoring activities help the
employees to grow and develop themselves. Both the programs provide guidelines
which assist the human resource to understand the difference between real world
and education theories. This enhances the skills of individual by remaining in
touch with other professionals.
 Company culture: It also enhances the culture of the company so that new
employees can adjust in the organization's practices.
 Professional satisfaction: This helps in developing the skills of employees and
increases the professional satisfaction by sharing knowledge and experience with
new employees.