COACH AND MENTOR

One day course on how to effectively coach and mentor others.

OVERVIEW

This course provides a practical framework for coaching and mentoring peers and colleagues.

Coaching and mentoring are a fundamental part of a manager’s role. Coaching and mentoring provide a personal and tailored approach to learning and development. It is particularly beneficial where knowledge transfer is required for a small number of people or for very specific needs. One of the most powerful ways for a manager or a supervisor to improve performance is through coaching and mentoring those on their team. This course provides a professional approach to coaching and mentoring.

KEY LEARNING CONTENT

Coach
  • When to use coaching
  • Analyse coaching needs
  • Develop a coaching plan
  • Effective coaching
  • Understand the significance of learning styles
  • How to build rapport
  • Listening and watching skills for expert coaching
  • Coaching skills, tips and hints
  • Organise “practice to make perfect”
  • Assess performance
  • Develop a coaching contract
  • Evaluate coaching and learning and improve effectiveness
  • Overcome common barriers to coaching
  • Keep coaching records
  • Plan your own development in coaching
Mentor
  • Mentor in your organisation
  • Distinctions between mentoring and coaching
  • Plan and organise your mentoring
  • Evaluate mentoree’s profile and characteristics
  • Listen and question as a mentor
  • Work effectively as a mentor
  • Challenges and issues in mentoring
  • Evaluate your mentoree’s performance
  • Evaluate your own mentoring performance
  • Move forward as a mentor

HOW THIS COURSE DRIVES RESULTS

  • Embed coaching and mentoring in leadership to share knowledge and develop skills
  • Create coaching and mentoring plans to support team members moving into new roles or taking on new responsibilities
  • Keep coaching and mentoring sessions focused and on track to enhance effectiveness and efficiency

WHO IS THIS COURSE DESIGNED FOR?

This course is designed for managers or specialists who want to improve their coaching and mentoring.

DELIVERY

Groups

1 day face to face OR 4 x 90 sessions delivered via Zoom or other video platform

Individuals

This course is available as a course by coaching. Contact FMI for more details

“All coaching is, is taking a player where he can’t take himself.”

Bill McCartney