Guiding Growth - Peer Coaching

The Guiding Growth workshop is designed for professionals, leaders, managers, and individuals who want to enhance their coaching and mentoring skills to support others in achieving their goals. This engaging workshop explores the differences between coaching and mentoring, teaches participants how to adopt a coaching mindset, and provides practical tools for effective developmental conversations. Whether you engage in long-term coaching relationships, one-time opportunities, or spontaneous interactions, this workshop equips you with essential skills and techniques to make a positive impact on others. By the end of the workshop, participants will feel more confident and capable in their coaching and mentoring roles.

Topics covered:

• Coaching and Mentoring: Understand the powers and perils of coaching and mentoring. Explore the key differences between the two approaches and their respective benefits in supporting individuals' growth and success.
• Beginnings Are Crucial: Learn how to conduct effective initial meetings with individuals you will be coaching or mentoring. Discover strategies for building rapport, setting expectations, establishing trust, and creating a safe and supportive environment.
• Tools for High-Impact Conversations: Explore practical tools and techniques for conducting impactful coaching and mentoring conversations. Some of the tools covered in the workshop include: 
• 7 SIMPLE Skills: Learn seven essential skills that make a significant difference in coaching and mentoring conversations. These skills include active listening, paraphrasing, summarizing, mirroring, open-ended questioning, reflecting, and reframing. 
• Questions Not Answers: Emphasize the importance of using questions to encourage critical thinking and self-reflection in individuals. Discover how to ask powerful questions that stimulate insights, self-discovery, and goal clarity. 
• Power of Positive Feedback: Understand the impact of providing constructive and supportive feedback. Learn how to deliver feedback effectively to motivate and inspire individuals. 
• 4-Step Tool for Coaching Conversations: Master a practical four-step framework for structuring coaching conversations. This tool provides a clear structure for setting goals, exploring options, defining actions, and evaluating progress. 
• Telling Versus Coaching: Understand when to offer advice or guidance (telling) and when to facilitate individuals' self-discovery and problem-solving (coaching). Gain insights into striking the right balance and adapting your approach based on the situation and the individual's needs. 
• Mentoring: Learn a five-step tool for sharing expertise and knowledge in a mentoring relationship. Explore strategies for providing guidance, offering insights, and supporting the growth and development of others.

During the workshop, participants will have opportunities to discuss common challenges they encounter in coaching or mentoring at work. They will leave with practical tools and techniques that can significantly enhance their confidence and effectiveness in their coaching and mentoring roles.