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Mentoring vs Consulting and Coaching
What is the difference? On the surface it seems simple, but the reality is that so many people just don’t understand the difference. Mentoring is non-paid and provides a very important service. It often benefits the mentee and the mentor. Consulting and Coaching are actually paid for services where the professional provides specific insight to the client.
Why are these concepts so often confused?
Well, some just don’t believe there is value in consulting and coaching services. Some are just downright cheap and want something for nothing. If you are a professional consultant or coach, you must quickly and swiftly discern these types out and dismiss them. Don’t waste your time, energy and effort with someone discussing the need and desire for consulting and coaching services as opposed to someone you decide to mentor.
In mentoring you are a sounding board; your function should not be to push the mentee in a direction but to guide them through the decision-making process. To listen, and when appropriate, give feedback. Good mentors help the mentee learn the skills for good decision making and how to effectively implement those skills. Be it in a workplace, school or social environment. As a former English teacher and football coach I worked with and mentored thousands of young people. I think I benefited from the relationships as much or more than the young people I worked with.
Consulting and coaches are professionals that have the expertise and experience to get compensated for their input and insight. Remember you must decide on your value and you deserve to be compensated for your services. I have too often encountered those who need specific consulting / coaching services that have asked me to mentor them. I’ve often tried to explain the difference and many times they act as if I have insulted them. All because I tell them they need a consultant / coach not a mentor. Yes, you can provide some mentoring as a part of the consulting / coaching but that is not the primary function of a professional. You generate reports, spend time analyzing and giving specific insight, don’t be afraid to ask to be compensated. If you are spending time thinking about someone else’s projects, specific needs and goals you are consulting not mentoring.
“You know your worth, don’t be suckered into giving it away.”
Reginald Grant, MS Ed. is a consultant, author and speaker.
A few of my books
Managing Your Brand: You Can Pimp Me, But You Must Pay Me. (2019)
https://reginald-grant.myshopify.com/...
Mentoring in the 21st Century (2017)
https://reginald-grant.myshopify.com/...
Most of us do not consider ourselves a “Brand”, but the reality is you are a “Brand.” This book will help you to retrain your brain to think in ways that, will help you proactively manage your brand?
Why are these concepts so often confused?
Well, some just don’t believe there is value in consulting and coaching services. Some are just downright cheap and want something for nothing. If you are a professional consultant or coach, you must quickly and swiftly discern these types out and dismiss them. Don’t waste your time, energy and effort with someone discussing the need and desire for consulting and coaching services as opposed to someone you decide to mentor.
In mentoring you are a sounding board; your function should not be to push the mentee in a direction but to guide them through the decision-making process. To listen, and when appropriate, give feedback. Good mentors help the mentee learn the skills for good decision making and how to effectively implement those skills. Be it in a workplace, school or social environment. As a former English teacher and football coach I worked with and mentored thousands of young people. I think I benefited from the relationships as much or more than the young people I worked with.
Consulting and coaches are professionals that have the expertise and experience to get compensated for their input and insight. Remember you must decide on your value and you deserve to be compensated for your services. I have too often encountered those who need specific consulting / coaching services that have asked me to mentor them. I’ve often tried to explain the difference and many times they act as if I have insulted them. All because I tell them they need a consultant / coach not a mentor. Yes, you can provide some mentoring as a part of the consulting / coaching but that is not the primary function of a professional. You generate reports, spend time analyzing and giving specific insight, don’t be afraid to ask to be compensated. If you are spending time thinking about someone else’s projects, specific needs and goals you are consulting not mentoring.
“You know your worth, don’t be suckered into giving it away.”
Reginald Grant, MS Ed. is a consultant, author and speaker.
A few of my books
Managing Your Brand: You Can Pimp Me, But You Must Pay Me. (2019)
https://reginald-grant.myshopify.com/...
Mentoring in the 21st Century (2017)
https://reginald-grant.myshopify.com/...
Most of us do not consider ourselves a “Brand”, but the reality is you are a “Brand.” This book will help you to retrain your brain to think in ways that, will help you proactively manage your brand?
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