Characteristics of Coaching as a discipline
- is voluntary
- excludes any directive e.g. from the coach
- helps people learn and is not to teach them
- is built on the basis of questions
- stimulates thinking
- is done in the atmosphere of respect and full acceptance of Client’s value
- leads to conscious changes focuses on achieving goals
The Differences Between Teaching, Coaching, Mentoring and Counselling
Although teaching, coaching, mentoring and counselling all share some key characteristics and skills, they are nonetheless quite different and it’s important to be aware of the differences. The main difference between coaching and teaching is that coaching is a multi-dimensional, cyclical activity that aims to bring out a particular aspect from the subject who is being coached, where teaching is more of a straight line, step-by-step approach comprised mostly of one-way communication, with the goal of presenting brand new, never-before-learned information.