Preparing for Mentor Coaching
Mentor coaching is the most efficient process for helping you become a better coach. The following lays out the logistics for you to get the most out of your mentor coaching, both in your coach-client overviews and mentor coaching groups.
To begin, you will need to record a full coaching session with a client. The recording should be between 30 and 50 minutes. If you are meeting with your client in person, you can easily record the session using your phone or another recording device. If you are meeting with a client over the phone, put your phone on speakerphone, and record the session with your computer or another recording device. Finally, if you are meeting via Skype, Facetime, etc., you can use your phone or another recording device to record the call.
It is recommended that you record a few different sessions with clients and then choose one where you feel most confident in receiving positive feedback. However, DO NOT record all of your coaching calls in a row and use them in consecutive mentor coaching sessions. The idea is for you to incorporate the feedback you receive from your mentor coaching sessions into your subsequent coaching calls. Back-to-back recordings will not be accepted for individual mentor coaching sessions. Your recorded sessions will need to have incorporated feedback in order to count for mentor coaching sessions.
You do not need to send a recording to your mentor coach ahead of time. It is easiest for you to simply play the recording from your end and listen to the recording with your mentor coach, or mentor coaching group, via speakerphone or webinar.
Before your meeting with your mentor coach or mentor coaching group, be sure to listen to your recording and mark the time when you demonstrate each of these elements in the coaching call:
Feedback is what the mentor coaching process is all about. Your mentor coach, and those in your mentor coaching group, will provide you with constructive feedback on various areas of your coaching. Mentor coaching is a learning process, and the ultimate goal is for you to feel that you are growing and improving your skills as a coach.
Your coach will give you written feedback on your coaching, and this feedback will look at the following seven elements of your coaching:
1. Setting the Agenda
2. Trust and Intimacy with Client
3. Coaching Presence
4. Active Listening and Powerful questions
5. Direct Communication
6. Creating Awareness
7. Designing Actions
8. Managing Progress and Accountability
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