Managing, Mentoring, and Coaching Are Not the Same

• Management is about moving the objectives and key results (OKRs) of the organization forward. It’s task-oriented and measured by stats.
• Mentoring is about providing expert guidance that somebody can use even outside of the office. It usually means you invest a lot of time and energy into the individual on a one-on-one basis, who you and others might see as your protege.
• Coaching, by contrast, is meant to make a person more aware of where they can improve and sharpen those skills in a safe environment.

Today’s organizations have to compete on a global level. Add in how rapidly technology and consumer preferences both change, and teams don’t have a choice — they have to be able to adapt and pivot what they’re doing. It’s not negotiable.

In this type of environment, leaders need people wh...