What’s the difference between a mentor and a coach?
Episode 17
On this new episode of Everything Speaks, Jerry Ervin, President and CEO of Paragon Strategies, returns to talk with Lee Caraher about two very important roles in everyone’s career: mentor and coach. Ervin, a management training expert, discuss the difference between the two roles, and why you need both of them.
The number one thing millennial asks in a job interview is, “When do I get a mentor?” so it’s critical to understand how these roles can help you. Find out when you need a coach and when you need a mentor. Find out how not to confuse the roles of mentor and parent. And importantly, find out what not to ask your mentor or coach.
Key Lessons Learned
- Find a coach when you need to build skills and knowledge.
- Find a mentor to help you with your career path.
- You need to define the mentoring or coaching relationship up front.
- Determine the length of time of the relationship, the goals for the relationship, and how you will work together.
