Short Answer 3

Question 1

Q3) Definition of a mentor

Answer 1

The natural way of passing knowledge, skills and experience to others to develop them in their role

Question 2

Q5) Definition of coaching

Answer 2

Coaching is about change and transformation- about the ability to alter behaviours to grow, and to generate new and successful actions.

Question 3

Q2) Difference between coaching and mentoring

Answer 3

• A mentor is an expert in their field
• A mentor is more career focused in terms of career advancement.
• A mentor freely gives advice and opinions.
• mentors invent a future based on the expertise and wisdom of another, whereas coaching is about inventing a future from the individuals own possibilities

Question 4

Q1) Why have a mentor

Answer 4

To support the mentee to develop their knowledge and skills and expertise to perform their role

Question 5

Q4) Why is it important to regularly review the plan?

Answer 5

To monitor how they are developing their knowledge, skills and expertise to perform their role in the organisation, to evaluate their performance and set new goals for further development.

Question 6

Q6) 2 different mentoring techniques

Answer 6

The grow model
-Goal-setting a target/ defining what you want to achieve,reality- exploring the current situation, relevant history and future trends/realistic and achievable, options- coming up with new ideas for reaching the goal/ what route to take, way forward-deciding on a concrete plan of action/ how they want to achieve the goal.
3 step coaching- who? Get to know the individual, find out about their skills/values/beliefs and aspirations. What? Clarify the goals do they suit the person. How? Strategies to get there, how to close the gap.