What is Executive Coaching & Mentoring? What the experts say

"Someone from outside an organisation uses psychological skills to help a person develop in to a more effective leader. These skills are applied to specific present-moment work problems in a way that enables this person to incorporate them in to his or her permanent management or leadership repertoire."

“Mentoring is a distinct relationship where one person (the Mentor) supports the learning, development, and progress of another person (the Mentee). A Mentor provides support by offering information, advice, and assistance in a way that empowers the Mentee. A Mentor adopts a primarily selfless role in supporting the ultimate success of the Mentee.”

“Mentoring is off-line help by one person to another in making significant transitions in knowledge, work or thinking.”

"An effective Executive Coaching conversation influences someone's understanding, learning, behaviour and progress. An effective Executive Coach facilitates discussions that increase an individual's awareness, insight, and available choice in a situation."

"Mentees report a wide range of benefits, ranging from speed of settling in to a new role, to a deeper understanding of their own motivations. Benefits to Mentees can be categorised in a number of ways - Development outcomes, Career outcomes, & Enabling outcomes." 

"Coaching is a human development process that involves structured, focused interaction and the use of appropriate strategies, tools, and techniques to promote desirable and sustainable change for the benefit of the the client and for other stakeholders such as the organisation."