Post on 23-Dec-2015
Coach
Someone who develops skills and capabilities in another person or in a group of people (a team)
Forms of coaching:• Discussion• Lecture• Critique• Guided practice
What Coaches Do• Provide task direction and vision • Provide resources • Provide skill instruction • Build team and individual capabilities• Facilitate external relationships for individuals
and teams • Transfer responsibility for success to the team
• Support the growth and progress of individuals
in the program
Tips: Good Coach
• Actively listen• Supply energy• Provide focus• Provide information• Influence, don’t control• Recognize team and individual success• Recognize what’s right versus what’s wrong• Value differences • Evolve and grow with the Stages of Team
Development
Mentor
A trusted guide and advisor.
• Guide• Counsel & Advises• Role model• Transfer knowledge• Wise teacher• Friend• Good listener• Adaptable• Approachable
What Mentors Do
• Advise, support, provide guidance• Help develop an understanding of the
culture and life in the unit• Instill attitudes and values• Provide opportunity to help a person
grow through discovery• Provide trusted counsel
Tips: Good Mentor
• LISTEN!!!• Provide a safe non-threatening
environment• Build trust early• Share through personal experiences• Offer suggestions or asks questions to
lead mentee to their own solution
Coaching & MentoringCoaching Mentoring
Goals Correct inappropriate behaviorImprove performanceImpart skills
Support & guide the personal growth
Initiative Coach directs the learning & instruction.
The person being mentored is in charge of learning.
Focus Immediate problems & learning opportunities
Long-term personal development of the person being mentored
Roles Heavy on telling with appropriate feedbackTechnical expert w/Specific agenda
Heavy on listening, providing a role model, & making suggestions and connections
Coaching Summary
• Coaches and Mentors ACTIVELY LISTEN
• Coaches instruct• Coaches provide resources• Coaches build capability
Mentoring Summary
• Mentors build relationships• Mentors support and guide• Mentors help clarify• No one knows it all