Need an argumentative essay on Failure/Negative Outcomes of Coaching/Mentoring. Needs to be 2 pages. Please no plagiarism.The mentioned predicaments exist because of several major reasons involving bo

Need an argumentative essay on Failure/Negative Outcomes of Coaching/Mentoring. Needs to be 2 pages. Please no plagiarism.

The mentioned predicaments exist because of several major reasons involving both clients and coaches. Most of the time, clients show a reluctant pattern since they possess serious psychological and interpersonal problems, which are difficult to deal with. Next, they lack motivation and they fail to strictly adhere to the coaching procedures. Third, they impose unrealistic expectations on the coach as well as on the coaching process. Last is their failure to follow actively on homework and intervention suggestions. On the other hand, coaches could fail due to the lack of sympathy and expertise. Sometimes, they also tend to underestimate client’s problems or overestimate their ability to influence the client. They also overreact on the situation and choose to leave unresolved disputes. Poor technique is also a reason why coaches fail (Kilburg, 2002).

Similarly, mentoring--defined by Kram (1985 as cited in Feldman, 1999) as the activity through which older individuals are able to serve as role models and provide guidance, assistance, and support over the younger colleagues, also pose many issues. A highlighted issue is the unexplored difference between conducting formal vis-a-vis informal mentoring. Empirical research has shown that informal mentor-protege relationships give greater career-related and psychosocial mentoring than the formal ones (Chao, Walz, & Gardner, 1992. Ragins & Cotton, 1999. Fagenson-Eland, Marks, & Amendola, 1997 as cited in Eby & Lockwood, 2004). Formal mentoring was also distinguished with disinterested, self-absorbed, and neglectful mentors. Also, proteges often view their mentors to be lacking of job-related skills and interpersonal competence (Eby &Lockwood, 2004).

With these empirical evidences, concerns raised against mentoring and coaching seem highly realistic. As an example, there was an instance