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The Coaching And Mentoring workshop focuses on how to better coach your employees to higher performance. Coaching is a process of relationship building and setting goals. How well you coach is related directly to how well you are able to foster a great working relationship with your employees through understanding them and strategic goal setting. This workshop highlights some of the ways you can motivate your team members, as well as provide the necessary tools to support their ongoing professional success within your organization.

*This course pairs well with Supervising Others, for those looking to enhance their leadership skills

Course Objectives:

• Define coaching, mentoring and the GROW model
• Identify and set appropriate goals using the SMART technique of goal setting
• Identify the steps to define the current state or reality of your employee’s situation
• Identify and develop a plan to motivates your employee(s) to succeed
• Identify the benefits of building and fostering trust with your employee(s)
• Identify the steps in giving effective feedback while maintaining trust
• Identify and overcoming common obstacles
• Identify when to coach and when to transition an employee to other growth opportunities
• Identify the difference between mentoring and coaching

Course Outline:


Coaching and Mentoring

Module One: Defining Coaching and Mentoring

• What is Coaching?

• What is Mentoring?

• Introducing the GROW Model

Module Two: Setting Goals

• Goals in the context of GROW

• Identifying Appropriate Goal Areas

• Setting SMART Goals

Module Three: Understanding the Reality

• Getting a Picture of Where You Are

• Identifying Obstacles

• Exploring the Past

Module Four: Developing Options

• Identifying Paths

• Choosing Your Final Approach

• Structuring a Plan

Module Five: Wrapping it All Up

• Creating the Final Plan

• Identifying the First Step

• Getting Motivated

Module Six: The Importance of Trust

• What is Trust?

• Trust and Coaching

• Building Trust

Module Seven: Providing Feedback

• The Feedback Sandwich

• Providing Constructive Criticism

• Encouraging Growth and Development

Module Eight: Overcoming Roadblocks

• Common Obstacles

• Re-Evaluating Goals

• Focusing on Progress

Module Nine: Reaching the End

• How to Know When You’ve Achieved Success

• Transitioning the Coachee

• Wrapping it All Up

Module Ten: How Mentoring Differs from Coaching

• The Basic Differences

• Blending the Two Models

• Adapting the GROW Model for Mentoring

• Focusing on the Relationship

Module Eleven: Assignment Review / Wrap Up