Elite Coaching & Mentoring Skills

Course overview

What are mentoring and coaching? An energetic person (mentee) who is open and eager to learn and grow within a certain area or domain forms a connection with an experienced person (mentor) who is willing to offer his or her knowledge, skills, and expertise.

While coaching aims to maximize an individual’s performance by uncovering and unlocking that person’s potential. Coaching places more emphasis on the here and now than on the distant past or the uncertain future in order to grow and enhance performance.

Through mentoring and coaching, individuals may improve their effectiveness at work and in their personal lives, acquire new skills, boost their confidence, and make better decisions for their overall professional and personal development. Additionally, it provides mentors and coaches with a great deal of enjoyment and the chance to improve their own leadership style, communication abilities, and other essential behavioral and leadership capabilities.

Mentoring supports an organization’s commitment to its workers’ ongoing professional growth. Employee retention, productivity, and engagement are all improved by a structured mentorship program. It is crucial in assisting organizations in achieving their important business goals and objectives and adds value for all parties involved.

Introduction

Coaching and mentoring are lifelong learning techniques used to help an individual understand and identify their strengths, weaknesses, and areas of opportunity. Coaching and mentoring are proven to improve employee development and overall performance. They do this by providing one-on-one guidance, insight, and support. Through this support, the individual can maximize their development and success. Coaching typically involves a leader helping an employee to set specific goals, establish action plans for meeting those goals, and providing the necessary resources for success.

Coaching is more of a task-oriented approach that involves setting developmental objectives and plans with an associated timeline. It is important that the individual is given the tools to meet the goals they have set out.

Mentoring, on the other hand, is a more informal relationship in which a mentor and an individual develop a professional relationship that focuses on providing knowledge, wisdom and insight to help enhance the individual’s professional growth. Both the mentor and the mentee can benefit from the relationship by learning from one another.

We are The Training Bee, a global training and education firm providing services in many countries. We are specialized in capacity building and talent development solutions for individuals and organizations, with our highly customized programs and training sessions.

With the comprehensive information you’ll get from this program, you’ll be able to change someone’s life or achieve greater outcomes while working for any organization. The HR division will be able to assist organizations in prospering in a highly competitive climate by utilizing these enhanced coaching and mentoring skills and competences.

Learning Objectives

Upon completing Elite Coaching & Mentoring Skills, participants will be able to:

Basics of Coaching & Mentoring
The value of mentoring and the essential elements of every mentoring relationship
Different mentoring methods/models
Requisite traits/abilities for a successful mentor
Qualities and abilities a good mentee must possess
Advice for perfecting the mentoring craft
Optimal mentoring program

Our Unique Training Methodology

This interactive course comprises the following training methods:

Role-playing – Participants will take part in several roleplays and understand practical ways of solving issues.
Journaling – This consists of setting a timer and letting your thoughts flow, unedited and unscripted recording events, ideas, and thoughts over a while, related to the topic.
Social learning – Information and expertise exchanged amongst peers via computer-based technologies and interactive conversations including Blogging, instant messaging, and forums for debate in groups.
Mind mapping and brainstorming – A session will be carried out between participants to uncover unique ideas, thoughts, and opinions having a quality discussion.
Interactive sessions – The course will use informative lectures to introduce key concepts and theories related to the topic.
Presentations – Participants will be presented with multimedia tools such as videos and graphics to enhance learning. These will be delivered engagingly and interactively.

Training Medium

This Elite Coaching & Mentoring Skills training is designed in a way that it can be delivered face-to-face and virtually.

Course Duration

This training is versatile in its delivery. The training can be delivered as a full-fledged 40-hour training program or a 15- hours crash course covering 5 hours of content each day over 3 days

Pre-course Assessment

Before you enroll in this course all we wanted to know is your exact mindset and your way of thinking.
For that, we have designed this questionnaire attached below.

What are your expectations for the Coaching and Mentoring Skills Training Course?
How does your experience and perspective on coaching and mentoring inform the course?
What prior knowledge do you have of coaching and mentoring?
What do you hope to learn from this course?
What experiences do you have related to coaching and mentoring?
What topics related to the course do you think will be most beneficial for your growth and development?

Course Modules

This Elite Coaching & Mentoring Skills covers the following topics for understanding the essentials of the Agile Workplace:

Module 1 – Coaching and mentoring basics

Describe mentoring.
Describe coaching.
Difference between coaching and mentoring
The similarities between coaching and mentoring

Module 2 – Mentoring’s advantages and significance

Advantages of mentoring for mentees
Mentoring advantages for the mentor
Advantages of mentoring for a business

Module 3 – Important Elements in a Mentoring Relationship

Directing the procedure
Negotiating a contract
Establishing a mentorship connection
Mentorship morals
The Persistent Mentoring Bond

Module 4 – Models/Techniques for Mentoring

Individual mentoring
Group coaching
Peer coaching
Remote or online mentoring
Backward mentorship

Module 5 – Important Coaching Concepts

The “Levels of Listening” are three.
“Coach Position” refers to the mindset and strategy of a successful coach on a mental and emotional level.
The Goal Frame
Three Intel
Coaching for Managers and Executives: Five Solution-Focused Principles
Questions That Are Both Closed and Open-Ended

Module 6 – Different Coaching Tools

Spin the Wheel
The Critical and Timely Process
Brief visualization technique
Planning for three positions
The Gremlins: The Four
Instructive Table

Module 7 – Many Different Coaches

Executive trainer
Leadership mentor
Career Coach
Career Counselor
Coach in Relationships

Module 8 – International Coaching Federation (ICF) Core Competencies

Displays Ethical Behavior
Reflects a coaching mentality
Creates and maintains agreements
Promotes Safety & Trust
Keeps being present

Post-course Assessment

Participants need to complete an assessment post-course completion so our mentors will get to know their understanding of the course. A mentor will also have interrogative conversations with participants and provide valuable feedback.

What techniques did you find the most valuable in the coaching and mentoring skills training course?
What skill did you develop during the course that you found to be the most helpful?
What is one thing you would change about the coaching and mentoring skills training course?
What are the most important elements of successful coaching and mentoring relationships?
How can coach and mentoring skills be applied in everyday life?
What are the biggest challenges to developing strong coaching and mentoring relationships?

Lessons Learned

The most important takeaway from this course is that the best coaching and mentoring start with a strong, trusting relationship. Building this kind of trust takes time and requires open communication, active listening, and mutual respect. Coaching and mentoring are powerful tools that can help individuals and organizations reach their goals and get the most out of their people. The key is to fully understand the process and create an environment where you can build strong relationships with the people you’re coaching and mentoring.

“To better lead others and yourself, develop the required coaching and mentoring abilities.”