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Coaching and Mentoring

There's a real difference between managing someone, coaching them, and being a mentor, and most new supervisors were never taught which one to use when.

About the course

This 2-day Staff Training workshop for supervisors and team leaders covers the GROW model, the performance analysis quadrant, and the distinction between compliance and commitment a huge ask for mentorship programmes.The result: leaders who can build an internal coaching and mentoring culture instead of just issuing instructions.

What it covers

Introduction and History of Coaching

A brief history of what coaching is about

Definition(s) of Coaching

A definition of the concept of coaching.
Defining mentoring, a brief history of what mentoring is about, and the buddy system.

The Value of Coaching

Understanding why we want to coach and
collaborate.
VUCA leadership.
The difference between managers and coaches.
Principles of coaching.

The Qualities of a Great Coach

What makes a great coach?
Roles and responsibilities of a coach.
Create a vision statement.

Key Skills That Every Coach Need to Succeed

Identifying and working with these skills: build rapport, questioning skills, listening skills, and observation skills.
Tips to observe your agents better.

Creating the Coaching Relationship

Tips to develop trust.

Understanding Beliefs and Behaviours

How beliefs are formed and how to prevent the formation of false beliefs.

Identify Areas of Development in Your Team

The performance analysis quadrant.
Before coaching, why not to coach, and determining the need for coach.
Compliance vs commitment.

Choosing the Right Tool(s) for the Job

Performance management coaching and
development coaching.
Real time coaching techniques.
Coaching the nine personality types.
The coaching processes.
Giving feedback and handling different reactions to feedback.
Recognising and rewarding behaviour.
Logical framework and GROW model.

Mentoring a Skill to be honed

Identifying growth needs
Finding the mentor and building trust.
Setting the parameters.
Progress reflection.
What next?
Understanding the need for mentors.

“I loved this workshop – it made so much sense to me! Especially the beliefs and behaviours module! ~ John”

Client testimonial
How we run it

On completion of this workshop, the learner will be able to recognise the potential and work collaboratively with individuals, empowering them to work towards realising their strengths in a solution-based manner.

Unit standard alignment
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25203558Select and coach first line managers

A credit-bearing SETA version is available on request.

Course outline (PDF) Why do this training?

Run it for your team

We can adapt Coaching and Mentoring to your industry and your people’s real situations, and run it at your premises, at our venue or as a virtual workshop. We agree the outline with you before you order, and the rate per delegate drops as the group grows.