Coaching and Mentoring
Coaching and mentoring are pragmatic and cost effective ways of helping people improve their performance and develop their careers. This course answers common questions about coaching and mentoring, provides delegates with the opportunity to practise their skills and helps them to develop their personal approach to these types of relationships.
Content
By the end of this course delegates will have:
Developed their understanding of the differences between precision coaching, developmental coaching and mentoring.
Learned a simple but powerful model to use when coaching or mentoring.
Used a coaching conversation to make progress on a real-life problem.
Practised their coaching and mentoring skills and received confidential feedback.
Considered the issues to be taken into account when agreeing the working arrangements for a professional mentoring relationship.
Increased their understanding of their personal style, strengths and limitations as a mentor.
Considered ways of finding an appropriate balance between supporting and challenging their coachee(s) and mentee(s).
Gained insight into they ways in which they can tailor their coaching and mentoring to suit different personality types.
Comments
"Very informative and kept me interested all day." March 2012
"Really well structured and timed day. Great pace and great relevant content with really appropriate use of theory (slides)and practical sessions." March 2012
"It was an excellent session - thank you!." March 2012
"This has been one of the most enjoyable courses I have done for a long time." December 2011
"Excellent day. Right balance as achieved a lot in the time available." October 2011
"An excellent and helpful course." October 2011
"Excellent facilitation. Can be used across all areas and relationships. Learnt a lot about myself!" October 2011
"Very interesting and useful day. Best course I have attended for a long time." October 2011
"Fantastic course! Well structured with plenty of practical sessions. Would highly recommend it." October 2011
"It has highlighted to me the importance and benefits of mentorship within our organisation. An excellent day." October 2011
"Extremely useful for new mentors and 'long in the tooth' mentors alike ......." October 2011
"A very well organised day with an excellent balance of theory and practical - definitely applicable to my day job." October 2011
"Great course. Very practical and interactive, and learnt a lot." October 2011
"Extremely thought-provoking. Excellent programme." October 2011
"Well worth attending! Really got a lot out of it. Well done for an excellent and informative day!" October 2011
"Excellent well constructed day. Will certainly help with many areas of work." October 2011
"Very interesting day. Kept me enthused throughout." October 2011
"I found this a highly enjoyable as well as informative day. I feel much more confident about taking on mentoring in future." October 2011
"Great course, delivered with enthusiasm and pace." October 2011
"A very interesting and helpful course that will definitely help in my practice." September 2011
"Many thanks Peter. Your style of facilitation is phenomenal! Thank you for an exceptional event." April 2011
"Excellent facilitation skills. Best training I've been to in years!" April 2011
"Excellent trainer. Using examples brought the ideas to life." April 2011
"Excellent training - informative balance between theory, approach and experiential. Superb practical approach and consistent yet appropriate challenge. The best training I have been on for many years. Thank you." December 2010
"Really enjoyed the course. Sense of humour. The group worked well. Thank you!" December 2010
"A most worthwhile day. Will be very helpful to building confidence as a mentor. Thank you." December 2010
"A lot learnt in a short space of time." February 2010
"Very practical." February 2010
"I've learnt so much today, especially about myself." October 2009
"There was just enough theory and practical. I felt engaged throughout." October 2009
"Well presented, good structure and content." October 2009
"Enjoyed the course – thanks a lot!" October 2009
"Very helpful!" October 2009