Mentoring and Coaching

Yellowhrick Consulting (2000). The complete guide to mentoring and coaching. Chapter 5 at http //www.mentoring-programs. com... 

Two of these situational theories are the situational leadership theory and the contingency theory, in which the organizational environment is considered a major factor in leader effectiveness. The path-goal theory adds another extension to these situational theories — the concept of the leader as a coach and mentor. The concepts of mentoring and coaching are more fully discussed in Chapter 7. The concept of situational leadership as developed by Paul Hersey and Kenneth Blanchard helps participants identify their own leadership styles, understand the four preferred styles available to them, and matches leadership styles to the needs of their followers (see Bennis and Nanus, 1985). 

Stromei L, Phillips J, eds. In Action Creating Mentoring and Coaching Programs. American Society for Training and Development, Birmingham, AL, 2001. SHRM/PDI 2000 Performance Management Survey, SHRM, December 2000. 

This book is dedicated to Vincent A. St. Onge who has been a mentor and coach in my business growth and development... 

Provides mentoring and coaching to help ensure successful development and retention... 

Figure 7.1 Model of Ubuntic inclusion Mentoring and Coaching. 1 Smith, J.-E.G. and Bell Lindsay, Inc.

Not only was this Big Store VP s coaching timely and effective, but it was personalized. In fact, the personal aspect of both mentoring and coaching is salient throughout this chapter. We found that peoples experiences of being noticed, valued, and helped by others remains in memory and impact years, even decades later. 

In order to improve mentoring and coaching in your organization, you may consider the following ... 

So far in this book, we have described the seven dimensions ofwork-place inclusion that were most salient in the voices of thousands of individual contributors and leaders at Big Bank, Big School, and Big Store. Those dimensions were Connection, Intrapersonal Inclusion, Communication, Mentoring and Coaching, Care, Fairness and Trust, and Visibility and Reward. 

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