The Staff College works with a community of qualified and/or accredited coaches and expert mentors who are skilled and experienced in supporting the capacity of organisations, their partnerships and networks, in improving outcomes through coaching and mentoring. We see coaching and mentoring sitting within the Tutoring-Mentoring-Coaching-Sponsoring continuum and we will work with you to determine where on that continuum we can best support you.
Coaching
It is clear that in calm and turbulent times alike, coaching is an invaluable support in helping individuals to think through ‘tricky issues’ and generate ways to develop self and others. Our coaches will work alongside their ‘coachee’ in a ‘safe, brave and respectful space’ where they can share issues and vulnerabilities in confidence. There is solid evidence that coaching contributes positively towards workplace productivity, retention, and organisational development.
Mentoring
We can also provide expert mentors who share the lived and professional experience of those they work with. Mentors use coaching skills which, alongside their shared experience and knowledge, enable them to give advice as well as support their ‘mentee’ to develop solutions of their own.
Areas where we can provide mentoring support include:
- Personal career development and progression.
- Development of operational and strategic knowledge and skills to enable you to be a high-performing individual in your current and future roles
- The development of inclusive mentoring schemes as part of the embedding of inclusive cultures and practices
We can offer a broad range of methods of coaching and / or mentoring support including, but not exclusively:
- Individual 1:1 coaching and / or mentoring.
- Group coaching and/or mentoring, team coaching and / or mentoring and Action Learning Sets.
- The development and delivery of coaching and/or mentoring skills workshops and programmes including supporting the development of inclusive mentoring schemes.
- Delivery of coaching and / or mentoring as part of leadership development offers and bespoke work.
- Working alongside you and your organisation on the development of a coaching culture.
We also recognise that organisations and individuals may need a single or combination of all elements to support conscious reconstruction and solution focussed problem solving. We are happy to work with you to develop a tailored or bespoke solution.
Coaching Skills for Leaders and Managers Introduction VUCA Toolkit
In calm and turbulent times alike, coaching is an invaluable support in helping individuals to think through ‘tricky issues’ and generate ways to develop self and others. Developing a coaching approach to conversations can help to support others to improve performance, manage relationships, prioritise actions, develop skills, progress their career, innovate and problem solve. Coaching conversations can release the capacity and imagination of others and develop creative and innovative solutions and approaches to situations, problems, challenges and opportunities.
Find out more about the Coaching Skills for Leaders and Managers Introduction Toolkit.