title: Coaching and Mentoring: Practical Techniques for Developing Learning and Performance
author: Eric Parsloe
description: "Having been on both sides of the mentor/coach partnership I highly recommend this book. The authors do an excellent and complete job of explaining the process, background and goals of coaching/mentoring, their responsibilities as well as the responsibilities and expectations of the person being coached or mentored. Being adjunct faculty for undergraduate and graduate students I was especially impressed by the section on students and learning. If a person wants to be a coach or mentor or is looking for a coach or mentor this book would be a great resource for beginning the journey." (<i>Tony Smith, NetGalley Reviewer</i>)<br /><br />"Eric Parsloe's contribution to the world of coaching and mentoring was immense. This new edition of his favourite book retains the same sense of energy and enquiry as the original. Eric would have been proud to see it!" (<i>Professor David Clutterbuck, author, speaker and co-founder of the European Mentoring and Coaching Council</i>)<br /><br />"Coaching is now acknowledged as a vital part of any organisation's development but few know how to effectively turn theory into practice. The expertise of the OCM [formerly the Oxford School of Coaching and Mentoring] over a number of years helped us to develop individual, team and organisational capability at a pace that seemed impossible at the start. The wisdom and experience we benefitted from are encapsulated brilliantly in this book." (<i>Sarah Sandbrook, HR Director, T-Systems Ltd</i>)<br /><br />"This book...[offers] a clear and practical guide to actually doing coaching and mentoring! Weaving theory and real world practice together, the authors provide a clear, engaging look at the subject, backed up with clear tools, actionable frameworks and a host of strategies that they say can be utilised in every coaching or mentoring situation.... As well as the excellent book knowledge being patiently served up, it was particularly interesting to note the opinions and experiences of many practitioners working within the field, allowing the reader to observe how they go about things and discover some of the challenges and issues they may have faced." (<i>Darren Ingram, Darren Ingram Media</i>)<br /><br />"[This book] can be used by a coach/mentor working in an organisation, small teams, sports field, different types of situations. Overall the book gives you lot of food for thought and helps us to be a better coach/mentor" (<i>Hari Nair, Reliance Group and NetGalley reviewer</i>)<br /><br />"It is great to see this new updated version of <i>Coaching and Mentoring</i>, with great examples of how coaching and mentoring can make a difference in so many different contexts." (<i>Professor Peter Hawkins International Thought Leader and Author in Leadership, Coaching and Systemic Team Coaching</i>)
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  Coaching and Mentoring 
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  About the Tutorial  
  Mentoring is the act of identifying and nurturing potential areas of improvement in an 
  individual. This could be a short-term action plan targeted towards a specific goal in mind, 
  like career growth, higher learning, or could be a life-long process of improvement. The 
  goals and processes are always set here by the learner. The job of the mentor here is to 
  just facilitate, guide, and provide feedback after long stages of intensive observation.  
  Coaching relates primarily to performance improvement, and is more often a short-term 
  achievement in a specific skills area. The goals, process and suggestion are that of the 
  coach. While the learner has primary ownership of the goal, the coach has primary 
  ownership of the process. Feedback is often shared instantaneously. 
  Audience 
  This tutorial is for designed primarily for those working professionals who are assigned the 
  responsibility to either coach or mentor the new employ