Mentoring & Coaching: Are Both Necessary, and What's the Difference? - Part II
Having both a mentoring and coaching program is a tremendous aid to the growth and sustainability of an accounting firm. Often the two are confused, and it is therefore the purpose of this paper to clarify the difference between coaching and mentoring and to suggest how to create successful programs. In the June edition of the Boomer Bulletin you were introduced to mentoring. Now it’s time to clarify coaching.
About Frumi Rachel Barr
Frumi Rachel Barr is a catalyst for change.
Frumi and her associates specialize in and have a passion for working with successful accounting firms. Her concentration is on what are commonly called the “soft skills.”
Frumi and her associates work with those firms who want a competitive advantage in recruiting prime talent, retaining their key employees and developing their partners, managers and staff. Frumi & Associates provides a formal measurable coaching program to address the specialized needs of growing firms.
Unlike other coaching firms our associates all have an intimate knowledge of the accounting profession and the challenges they face.
Frumi has had a distinguished career history as an entrepreneur and financial executive. Her experience and expertise as both a CEO and a CFO provides responsive and collaborative support to her clients. It is this unique blend of practical, theoretical and communications/strategic skills that makes the work Frumi does unique among business advisors and coaches.
