Coaching & Mentoring

The topics covered are as follows:

• 1 Getting Started

• Icebreaker
• Ground rules
• The parking lot
• Workshop objectives
• Action plans and evaluation forms

• 2 Defining Coaching and Mentoring
• What is Coaching?
• What is Mentoring?
• Introducing the GROW Model

• 3 Setting Goals
• Goals in the context of GROW
• Identifying Appropriate Goal Areas
• Setting SMART Goals

• 4 Understanding the Reality
• Getting a Picture of Where You Are
• Identifying Obstacles
• Exploring the Past

• 5 Developing Options
• Identifying Paths
• Choosing Your Final Approach
• Structuring a Plan

• 6 Wrapping it All Up
• Creating the Final Plan
• Identifying the First Step
• Getting Motivated

• 7 The Importance of Trust
• What is Trust?
• Trust and Coaching
• Building Trust

• 8 Providing Feedback
• The Feedback Sandwich
• Providing Constructive Criticism
• Encouraging Growth and Development

• 9 Overcoming Roadblocks
• Common Obstacles
• Re-Evaluating Goals
• Focusing on Progress

• 10 Reaching the End
• How to Know When You've Achieved Success
• Transitioning the Coachee
• Wrapping it All Up

• 11 How Mentoring Differs from Coaching
• The Basic Differences
• Blending the Two Models
• Adapting the GROW Model for Mentoring
• Focusing on the Relationship

• 12 Wrapping Up
• Words from the Wise
• Review of Parking Lot
• Lessons Learned
• Completion of Action Plans and Evaluations