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Providing mentoring and coaching

Providing mentoring and coaching

From the course: Addressing Technical Skills Gaps

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Providing mentoring and coaching

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- While on-demand courses provide knowledge, coaching and mentoring provide context and enable your team members to apply that knowledge with confidence in their everyday job. Typically for functional skills, you will create a mentoring framework that allows experienced and skilled team members within the team to mentor the ones who are in the process of building skills. These mentoring opportunities will enable learners to understand the nuances of applying the skills in real-life scenarios with confidence. For power skills, you would typically leverage coaching. ICF defines coaching as a thought provoking and creative process that inspires coaches to maximize their personal and professional potential. The process of coaching often unlocks previously untapped sources of imagination, productivity, and leadership. Coaching helps build confidence in applying power skills like critical thinking, communication, and…

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