While the term suggests it's for executives, a wide range of professionals, from emerging leaders to C-suite executives, can benefit. Essentially, anyone seeking to improve their leadership skills or address specific professional challenges can benefit.

While both aim to develop individuals, mentoring usually involves guidance from a more experienced individual in the same field, sharing insights and experiences. Coaching is more structured, focuses on specific goals or challenges, and the coach doesn't necessarily need to be from the same profession.

Typically, it begins with an assessment phase to identify development areas, followed by goal-setting. The coach then works with the executive through a series of one-on-one sessions, offering feedback, strategies, and support.

The duration varies based on individual needs. Some engagements may last a few months, while others could extend over a year

While industry knowledge can be beneficial, it's not always necessary. A skilled coach can provide value by bringing a fresh perspective and leveraging proven coaching techniques, regardless of industry.

Visual mapping, project management, design thinking, and emotional intelligence are often cited as essential and transferable skills. 

Visual Mapping: This refers to the use of diagrams to represent ideas, concepts, tasks, or other items linked to and arranged around a central keyword or idea.

Project Management: This involves planning, executing, and overseeing projects to ensure they are completed efficiently and effectively.

Design Thinking: A problem-solving approach that emphasizes empathy, experimentation, and iteration. It is user-centric and often involves five stages: Empathize, Define, Ideate, Prototype, and Test.

Emotional Intelligence (EI): This involves recognizing, understanding, managing, and effectively using emotions in interactions with others.