History in the making

A historical analysis of the terms coaching and mentoring, explaining their origins and differences but noting significant areas of common ground Bob Garvey Mentor or coach? When it comes to defining terms, most practitioners have a clear idea of which one they are –...

Raising the bar

States that coaching and mentoring are ideal tools to use to help improve poor performance Christopher Mordue Managing poor performance at work is less about a set of warnings leading to dismissal and more to do with improving and sustaining performance. And coaching...

Balance of power

Analyses research which looks at the use of subject expertise when coaching Bob Garvey Should a coach or mentor use subject matter expertise to advise their clients? Inverting the power position can be beneficial, says Bob Garvey of the Coaching and Mentoring Research...