Discussion 2: Mentoring and Coaching for Career Development

Discussion 2: Mentoring and Coaching for Career Development
Post your responses to the Discussion based on the course requirements. Your Discussion postings should be written in standard edited English. Initial postings must be 250350 words.
Plutarch once said, The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled. When it comes to business, our mentors are the ones who kindle that fire. They inspire us, help us through tough situations, and guide our paths.
In career development, as in other aspects of life, there are many paths you can take to get where you aim to be. A mentor or business coach can help guide your path and facilitate your professional growth and development. Martin Zwilling, writing for Forbes magazine, distinguishes mentoring from coaching:
Expect a mentor to tell you what you need to hear, not like a friend who may tell you what you want to hear. A business coach is focused on helping you with generic skills, whereas a mentors aim is to teach you based on specific situations. The same person cant be all of these. (Zwilling, 2014)
Working with a mentor or coach can help you make wise decisions and avoid some of the mistakes that may impede your progress. In this Discussion, you consider the potential benefits of mentoring or coaching for your professional development and examine the characteristics of each type of relationship. You also develop a plan for forming a relationship with a mentor or coach in the near future.
As you prepare for this Discussion, reflect on any previous experiences you have had with professional mentoring or coaching. Have you benefitted from a coaching or mentoring situation? If so, how? If you have not personally received mentoring or coaching, think about how these types of relationships have helped other people you know.
Consider the distinction between mentoring and coaching. Which of these would be most helpful to you at this point in time? Explore the relevant items in the Learning Resources and think of other resources that could help you identify and connect with an experienced professional. Identify one source that you think will be especially helpful given your career interests and professional development needs. Consider how you would establish a relationship with a mentor or a coach.
By Day 3 of Week 3
Post a cohesive response to the following:
Explain the distinction between mentoring and coaching relationships. Share the prospective benefits of coaching or mentoring for your professional development.
Describe your plan for identifying and connecting with a mentor or a coach.
Support your response by identifying and explaining key points and/or examples from the Learning Resources and other sources that you found especially helpful.
Select and read at least one article related to mentoring and one article related to coaching from the following list to prepare for your Discussion 2 posting.
I added three mentoring sources and two coaching sources. Must use only the sources I provided. I labeled each pdf for either mentoring and coaching. Please answer all questions in the discussion post.

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