Matthew Gillogly argues that coaching and mentorship accelerate learning by providing shortcuts and guidance. He uses medical training, from school through residency to fellowship, as an example of how mentors shape a career path.
Coaching. Some people think they need it, some people think they don't, some people can figure it out on their own. Well, I always like to use the analogy and the example of medical school. So, when you decided that you were going to become a doctor, what did you do? Well, you started learning some things on your own and your interest was piqued, and then you decided to go to a school for undergraduate that would give you the right kind of training for you to go to the right kind of medical school. And then you chose your medical school based on what you wanted to accomplish as a doctor. Then you chose your residency, you petitioned to go to your residency, you made your 2, 3, 4, 5 choices based on who you thought was going to be the right person to learn from. And then when you get done with residency and you're an attending, you do the same thing. And then when you're really starting your practice, what do you do? You do fellowships. And why do you do fellowships? Because you identify somebody who has been there, done that. And so the whole conversation with coaching is this is exactly what you have done your entire life. In fact, you have found mentors, coaches, fellows who would show you the way and give you the easy button or the shortcuts so that you didn't have to beat your head up against a wall.
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