Coaching vs mentoring vs advising vs doing

There are different forms forms of leadership roles

  • A coach asks questions (the popular term)
    • What have you thought of? Tell me more.
  • A mentor shares what they’ve done in the past
  • An advisor tells others what they should do
  • A doer does the work
    • Fractional leader (doer), like a VP/director role, Fractional CTO
Coaching vs mentoring vs advising vs doing
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