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Glossary
Introduction
Leadership Principle: Challenging and transforming traditional views of leadership
Leadership Principle: Value diversity and lived experience
Leadership Principle: Nothing about us without us
Leadership Principle: Lead by lifting others up
Leadership Principle: Care for self to care for community
Safe leadership
Mentoring
What is the difference between mentoring, counselling, coaching and training?
These four supports can seem similar but are different in the following ways:
Mentoring supports a person’s individual wellbeing and direction and can be focused on both whole of life journey as well as progressing in a career. Mentors share their story and experiences as motivation.
Counselling is a therapeutic process where a trained professional helps their client explore a personal or emotional issue in a safe and confidential environment. The client is the focus, and the counsellor listens and contributes little about themselves.
Coaching supports a person to improve skills within their job or life based on observations from the coach. It is focused on set tasks or specific life goals, relatively short-term, and feedback is usually from the coach.
Training is focused on learning specific skills from a trainer. [8]
8. MindTools. (n.d.). Mentoring. MindTools. https://www.mindtools.com/ahkej7i/mentoring