Coaching and Mentoring
Empowering People for success

What is Mentoring?
General Definition
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What is Mentoring?
 A collaborative partnership where the organization sets the
agenda and the mentor helps the mentee reach it
 A collaborative partnership where the focus is on the
organizations goals.
 A structure or support system for on-boarding and learning.
 A proven support system for success.
 An accelerant for professional development.
 A professional service.
 A relationship experience which enables an employee building
business knowledge and skills faster by partnering with a more
experienced colleague than by learning on his/her own.
 The Mentor is the Subject Matter Expert.
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What is Coaching?
General Definition
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What is Coaching?
 A collaborative partnership where the coachee sets the
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agenda and the coach helps him reach it.
A collaborative partnership where the focus is on the
coachee's goals.
A proven support system for success.
An accelerant for personal development.
A professional service.
A structure or support system for problem-solving.
An insurance policy against mediocrity.
A confidential relationship to support bold expression
The coach is an experienced and trusted person
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So, what’s the difference?
A comparsion
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Coaching and Mentoring
Coaching
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Leverages on-the-job activities
to challenge thinking in a
defined focus Behavior by a
leader, peer, recognized expert,
or trained professional
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Focus on Potential, Soft-Skills,
Personal Development and selfawareness
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Agenda is set by the coachee
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Coach directs learning & process
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Coach is not necessarily SME,
while having credibility
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By someone with authority
Mentoring
• Relationship between more
experienced and less experienced
employees for networking, career
guidance, or experiential advice.
• Focus on Performance,
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Competencies and professional
Development
Agenda is set by the mentor
Mentee owns learning & process
Mentor is SME
By someone with knowledge
Both Coaching and Mentoring contribute to the overall purpose of helping
employees and managers to be more productive and deliver more value to
the organization.
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What is a People Coach & Mentor?
A combination of both
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What is a People Coach & Mentor?
• Person with authority, experience and knowledge
• Person who displays the values and principles of the
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organisation
Partner in developing Team Values and Leadership Principles
Partner in helping a New Hire to quickly become an effective
member of a team
Partner in supporting the Practitioners and the development of
their areas of Competencies and soft skills
Partner in holding the Practitioner's agenda for development
Partner in helping the practitioner following-through on what
the he agreed to do
Partner in supporting the practitioner in being responsible for
his own success
Partner in achieving business goals.
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People Coach and Mentor Skills
 Listening
 Intuition
 Curiosity
 Froward and deepen
 Commitment
 Self-Management
 Powerful questions
 And deep Subject Matter expertise
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What are the benefits?
Value for the organization
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Benefits for the Practitioner
• A experienced partner in mentoring and coaching the
Practitioners to reach their goals
• Learn from other’s experience – speed to knowledge faster than
learning on own
• Develop skills through encouragement and feedback
• One-on-one interaction in a confidential, safe environment
• Enhance personal and professional social in informational
networks
• Access to new perspectives, broader view of the business
• Observe and interact with senior personnel
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Benefits for the Organization
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Accelerate cost effective employee development
Develop leadership capabilities in-house
Share company knowledge and experience
Attract and retain diverse talent
Enhance speed to knowledge
Allow management to see talent for future opportunities
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What’s the Process?
It starts with a designed alliance
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The coaching and mentoring process
• Competencies and Self Assessment
• Set the foundation and getting started
• Coaching and mentoring environment
• Confidentiality
• Trust
• Designed alliance
• Identify coaching topic
• Perspectives
• Choice
• Designing the future
• Action items
• Commitment
• “I willl…” and “I will not…”
• Action and Learning
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