Coaching can mean offering ways for the employee to imporve on certain skills and managing can mean overseeing the process of their job functions.
I feel that a manager handles the functionality and process of a particular job. A coach develops and hones the skills of a particular individual to make them more valuable to the origination. Theses skills developed over coaching and mentoring will allow the individual to grow in their position.
cindy,
I think coaching can have that instructional component when it is connected with helping the other person really discover their path.
Dr. Ryan Meers
Coaching in my eyes is actually instructing on how to do things. Managing is correcting the problems at hand.
Patricia,
Definitely the skills of coaching can be used in a variety of settings & I agree that they can be used to help people change their health habits. I think the key with any coaching conversation is to remember that it is the "coachee" who has to change, I can't change anyone.
Dr. Ryan Meers
The coaching of an employee is interesting. but I want to use the information to help people change their health habits.
If you assume that this will be valuable in any setting, it could be used to help people change their health behaviors.
It is so hard to break old habits and establish new ones even when we know the old habits are not good or do do not work.
Managing or leading includes setting standards and processes, enforcing policies and procedures, and making sure the group realizes the outcome of what is expected. A coach takes the time to analyze how the employee works towards meeting goals and following rules. The manager directs. The coach inspires and assists the employee in setting their own personal goals, and works with the employee to grow and practice skills and techniques in order to be successful and fulfilled in the job.
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John,
I like your distinction between the teaching aspect & guidance aspect. Taking that further, I would say that coaching is focused more on helping others self-discover, whereas managing is a little more directive.
Dr. Ryan Meers
Coaching involves a certain degree of teaching and information sharing whereas managing is more guidance and affirmation of good behavior and corrective action for bad. Coaching also implies more of a team outlook in the teaching where management implies more individual perormance to achieve a required outcome.
Kerri ,
Definitely true & great delineation between the two roles. It's interesting how many people do not understand the need to inspire & to build those relationships.
Dr. Ryan Meers
Kerri ,
Definitely true & great delineation between the two roles. It's interesting how many people do not understand the need to inspire & to build those relationships.
Dr. Ryan Meers
Kerri ,
Definitely true & great delineation between the two roles. It's interesting how many people do not understand the need to inspire & to build those relationships.
Dr. Ryan Meers
Kerri ,
Definitely true & great delineation between the two roles. It's interesting how many people do not understand the need to inspire & to build those relationships.
Dr. Ryan Meers
I agree an effective supervisor has to be both a competent manager and coach and that both roles differ.
As a manager, one must direct an employee to the desired goals and help them to achieve results through good performance but without having an emotional relationship.
As a coach, we help employees achieve desired results, but with more of an emotional relationship. It would be difficult to inspire otherwise.
Jason,
I think this is a good distinction betwen the two. Coaching is definitely more along the lines of supporting & encouraging others in their growth & development.
Dr. Ryan Meers
I think you can sum up the difference between the two like this. Managing is making sure people do what they know how to do. In a sense, you would direct or control the individual. Coaching would be more along the lines of supporting an individual, through the process of achieving a specific personal or professional result. Basically a manager in my eyes lacks the philanthropy that a coach would exhibit. On the other hand a coach may lack the leadership skills a manger would most likely have, and as we all know can sometimes be tight-fisted.
Patricia,
Great delineation between the two roles. And I agree with you 100% that a good manager has both skill sets.
Ryan
Dr. Ryan Meers
If you are the manager, you will evauate the person on their performsnce from the perspective of how effectvie they are or how much they have grown at the end of the evaluation period. Inmost perations there is a time limit involved.
In the role of a coach, you are trying to bring them along to the point where they can succeed and earn the position or achieve the goal. I think A good manager is both a manager and a coach to their employees.
Definitely true. We are coaching our students & encouraging them to push themselves & achieve more. We are also managing processes & progress in the courses.
Ryan
As an instructor, I find myself coaching and managing both at the same time. I constantly look at the big frame of the entire class curriculum and then break it down into everyday coaching.
You observe,listen,guide and delegate in the classroom. It really provides a unique opportunity to coach and manage.
