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What is the difference between; Coaching, Mentoring and Counselling?

My question will defuse a great misunderstanding and misuse of the3 terminologies. As we have always used them in the work place with no distinction or identification of the root causes before using them.

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Question added by Salah Eldin Mahmoud Hassib , Organization Development Director , Abdul Latif Jameel
Date Posted: 2017/03/05
Suliman  Babiker PhD CPCC
by Suliman Babiker PhD CPCC , Chief Executive Officer CEO , Mohamed Dossary Hospital

Simply:

Coaching is a process where the coach role is to create awareness, confidence, and safe, carrageous space for the client to fix his own problems as the client is resourceful, creative and whole. coach should avoid giving advice, judgment and criticism.

Mentoring is a techniques to direct a client toward better place

Counselling is about bringing own experience and skills to help the client overcome difficult situations.  

John Hanssen
by John Hanssen , HR Manager/Business partner , Ecolog Deutschland GMBH

I agree with first given answers. I could only add that I see 3 layers where mentoring is more subject-related; a mentor gives guidance if the men-tee gets stuck. One layer deeper is coaching where a goal or goals are being defined and where the coach helps to succeed. Its a layer deeper because there are more internal focused then the mentor. deepest layer is counseling where at the start it is unclear what the end is. The questions are more profound and the subject of it all is of a more personal and intimate level. Its not only a deeper level and more personal, it can also be very time consuming....

Gary Urquhart
by Gary Urquhart , Senior lecturer - Management , Kimberley Training Institute

The difference between coaching, counseling, mentoring and consulting. While the communication skills used by these professions are similar – such as asking questions, active listening, summarizing, etc, they are very different methods and it depends on what the client needs. Here are some distinctions: I defined Coaching as “partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional potential.” The coach is the subject matter expert at coaching, not necessarily the subject matter expert of the client’s coaching topic. On the other hand I look upon a mentor as a wise and trusted guide and advisor. The mentor is the teacher that shares their experience while bringing the “mentee” up the ranks. A coach is not necessarily the subject matter expert in order to help develop the client. Counseling is not defined by a set of absolute rules or terms. In general, counselors are trained to diagnose and help client with emotional problems, the past or dysfunction while coaches are not. The coach’s domain is future oriented – what does the client want? And then coaching the client to get there.

Damarapalli Satish
by Damarapalli Satish , Staff nurse , Basavatarakam hospital

Coaching is mean to polish individual or group knowledge , Mentoring is to lead a team to complete a particular task in a given time bracket .. Counselling is where we can able to boost up the confidence to bring positive outcome

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