Coaching and Mentoring for Success

ISBN 9780954886011

Supporting learners in the workplace

This audio/online resource is a quick way for coaches and mentors to learn the basics they need to do their jobs professionally. If you want to become a more able coach/mentor or help your team members to develop their skills, you won’t find anything better than this ‘masterpiece of blended learning’.

The Coaching & Mentoring For Success audio book package includes two audio CDs (total playing time 124 minutes), a 32 page booklet and access to a wealth of online resources. Together, these components will provide you with all the knowledge and understanding you need to be a successful coach or mentor. The package explains what's actually involved in coaching and mentoring, how to get on well with learners and how to make sure that they succeed in achieving their goals.

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What's in the pack?
Disc 1: What you need to know 1: Introduction (6:23) 2: Coaching or mentoring? (12:20) 3: Developing a learning relationship (11:28) 4: Interpersonal skills (16:16) 5: Engaging the learner (14:56) Disc 2: Getting started 6: Coaching (11:28) 7: Mentoring (12:23) 8: Providing advice and support (10:27) 9: Monitoring and Review (12:40) 10: Self evaluation and development (13:45) Useful weblinks	Online resources Learning contract (version 1) Learning contract (version 2) Action plan Coachee/mentee agreement template Coaching plan Review form Self assessment questionnaire Personal development plan (version 1) Personal development plan (version 2) Learning journal (version 1) Learning journal (version 2) Full audio script (pdf only) Booklet (pdf only)

Accessing the online resources

• Follow this link to access the online resources.
• You will be asked to enter a username and a password.
• Look in the booklet which accompanies the Coaching and Mentoring for Success CDs.
• The username is the last-but-one word in the first paragraph on page 15.
• The password is the last word in the first paragraph on page 15.

If you have any problems accessing these resources, please contact info@word-smiths.co.uk.

Are you a coach or a mentor?

There’s a lot of confusion about the coaching and mentoring roles – mainly because they employ similar skills. But what do these two activities actually involve? And what are the differences and similarities between them? Download our quick questionnaire to work out whether you are – or want to be – a coach or a mentor.