Mentorship and coaching are terms which could easily be confused. However, the two terms differ in terms of meaning. Mentorship entails the provision of advice and guidance to an individual. Coaching on the other hand encompasses the support given to students to excel or the leadership provided by a trainer in a sporting discipline such as football. Both mentorship and coaching have a similar goal of equipping an individual with skills. Mentorship equips individuals with lifelong skills whereas coaching equips one with short term skills. Mentorship and coaching also differ in their application in terms of the duration and goals to achieve. Introduction Mentoring and coaching are both activities that are concerned with the equipping of skills to an individual. Many people fail to clearly differentiate the two terms.
However, mentoring and coaching differ in their approach. Mentoring is aimed at equipping the mentee with lifelong skills, whereas coaching equips one with short term skills. The coining of the terms mentorship and coaching go way back many years ago. Each of the words was derived from the various activities that go on in life. However, even with the defining of both terms, their meanings still provides a challenge to the present day. Body The author looks at the historical discourses related to mentoring and coaching in relation to…show more content… However, over time, the words have been used interchangeably. According to the author, back in the 18 th century mentoring was a word that the Greeks came up with. The word mentoring came from men meaning thinking and mentor meaning advisor. Consequently, the word mentor means the advisor of thoughts. The author also associates mentoring to the act of providing guidance based on one’s experience to enable an Individual to realize his or her full potential. The author linked the historical deblockedions of mentoring practice to the modern
