▲PARNELL Learning - Vital Skills Workshops

Coaching & Mentoring

Positive and negative stress is a constant influence on all of our lives. The trick is to maximize the positive stress and to minimize the negative stress. This workshop will give participants a three-option method for addressing any stressful situation, as well as a toolbox of personal skills.

Workshop outline:

Module One: Getting Started
Icebreaker - Ground rules - The parking lot - Workshop objectives - Action plans and evaluation forms

Module Two: Defining Coaching and Mentoring
What is Coaching? - What is Mentoring? - Introducing the GROW Model

Module Three: Setting Goals
Goals in the context of GROW - Identifying Appropriate Goal Areas - Setting SMART Goals

Module Four: Understanding the Reality
Getting a Picture of Where You Are - Identifying Obstacles - Exploring the Past

Module Five: Developing Options
Identifying Paths - Choosing Your Final Approach - Structuring a Plan

Module Six: Wrapping it All Up
Creating the Final Plan - Identifying the First Step - Getting Motivated

Module Seven: The Importance of Trust
What is Trust? - Trust and Coaching - Building Trust

Module Eight: Providing Feedback
The Feedback Sandwich - Providing Constructive Criticism - Encouraging Growth and Development

Module Nine: Overcoming Roadblocks
Common Obstacles - Re-Evaluating Goals - Focusing on Progress

Module Ten: Reaching the End
How to Know When You’ve Achieved Success - Transitioning the Coachee - Wrapping it All Up

Module Eleven: How Mentoring Differs from Coaching
The Basic Differences - Blending the Two Models - Adapting the GROW Model for Mentoring - Focusing on the Relationship

Module Twelve: Wrapping Up
Words from the Wise - Review of Parking Lot - Lessons Learned - Completion of Action Plans and Evaluations