Introduction: Why developing a critical perspective on coaching and mentoring matters -- What is mentoring and what is coaching? -- Are coaching and mentoring the same? : the definition debate -- What are the discourses and what are we not hearing in coaching and mentoring? -- Are we obsessed with skills and competences in C & M? -- What is performance in coaching and mentoring? -- The psychological influences on coaching and mentoring -- Conclusions and further questions

Focusing on all types of organization, public, private, large, small and not-for-profit, Bob Garvey discusses whether or not coaching and mentoring are the same. He also reviews skill obsession and a discusses the meaning of performance. He delves into contemporary debates such as concerns about standards, competencies and codes of ethics, interspersed with views on power, control and politics