An equally popular management development process is mentoring. Eric Parsloe, in his book "Coaching, Mentoring and Assessing" defines both terms in a way that is echoed by many other writers in this field. Coaching, he says, is "...directly concerned with the immediate improvement of performance and development of skills by a form of tutoring or instruction."
By contrast, mentoring, he says, is "... always one step removed and is concerned with the longer-term acquisition of skills in a developing career by a form of advising and counseling."
The widely accepted distinction between coaching and mentoring can be seen in two ways:
Our Career Mentoring Program is focused on the senior manager who is looking to broaden their career and grow into the executive ranks of the company. It may be an excellent way to get valuable coaching for the high potential individual or the newly appointed manager.
Garnett, Shiffer & Associates provide you with the skills to make it look easy.
Our Mentoring Program offers:
- Individual coaching which develops and refines highly successful leadership skills.
- Skill-based communication and political skills that are based on specific desired outcomes.
- Goal setting and personal accountability for goal attainment.
- Image enhancement and professional polish.
- Leadership development, career enhancement and problem solving skills.
Effective Political Skills in the Workplace:
- Develop the 'people skills' necessary to unite individuals and the ability to lead diverse teams.
- Learn to recognize and apply "power" in the workplace.
- Inspire and enlist others to embrace your vision and dreams.
- Control environments toward intended outcomes during times of stress.
Effective Leadership and Management Skills:
- Create synergy and creativity to lead and manage.
- Involve individual and teams through the divergent, creative stages of projects.
- Command and control through respect and action.
- Groom and grow new talent.
Getting a Raise, Taking an Exit Package:
- Learn when and how to ask.
- Position yourself for short and long term career moves.
- Create internal and external allies to leverage your position.
- Negotiate all points of your contract.
Changing Careers:
- Recognition of the need for a career change.
- Categorize and acknowledge your strengths, talents, contacts, skills and abilities.
- Realign your skills with your goals.
- Create a game plan and implement a success strategy.
Communication Skills:
- Understand the various channels of communication.
- Develop total awareness of spoken and unspoken language.
- Read the truth behind the spoken word.
- Control a conversation to elicit and provide information.
- Use gathered information to further a relationship.
Conflict Resolution:
- Reduce tension and disruption.
- Increase productivity.
- Enhance understanding and workplace morale.
- Demonstrate workplace equality.
- Decrease absenteeism and turnover.
Active Listening:
- Allow control of a conversation through the use of cues that prompt a speaker to provide more valuable information.
- Create trust and people enjoy talking to someone they trust.
- Deepen rapport and therefore people confide more freely.
- Allow a speaker the time they need to talk because they have been
acknowledged, repeated, validated, and reflected what they've said while listener remains neutral.
