It’s evident that a coaching and mentoring strategy requires the sustained support and energy of an organization’s leaders. In our interviews on this topic with both HR professionals and leadership teams, a number of themes recur frequently enough to warrant inclusion in practical guidelines. In no particular order of importance, these are:

Coaching and Mentoring are fundamentally different processes. Do you know what sets them apart?

Although similar in many regards, mentoring and coaching are different and separate activities. Here are a few aspects that distinguish the two.