Like any manager, you have a huge interest in developing your employees' capabilities. In most cases, this is accomplished through coaching. Coaching is an ongoing, two-way process in which a manager and direct report share knowledge and experience to maximize the direct report's potential and help him or her achieve agreed-upon goals. Coaching relies on collaboration and requires a positive, supportive emotional bond between coach and coachee.
Many people use the words coaching and mentoring interchangeably, but the two functions differ. Coaching focuses on immediate performance problems and learning opportunities, while mentoring emphasizes long-term personal career development. Moreover, while a coach is often the supervisor of the person being coached, a mentor is seldom the boss of the person being mentored. Finally, a coach directs the learning and instruction during the coaching process, while the mentored person takes charge of his or her own learning during the mentoring process.
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