U.S. Office of Personnel Management - Ensuring the Federal Government has an effective civilian workforce

The aging Federal workforce is making succession planning an urgent issue for every agency. Many agencies are including coaching and mentoring as part of their succession planning to meet this need.

This updated and revised seminar will teach you to coach and mentor individuals in a variety of situations: those in succession or developmental programs, those who want to complete Individual Development Plans (IDP), or those who want to move to the next level of performance. Through a dynamic combination of classroom instruction, small-group interaction and practice sessions, you will learn effective coaching and mentoring strategies and skills and how to develop and maintain a mentoring relationship.

• Gain coaching and mentoring skills, including listening effectively, giving feedback and guiding others

• Understand the relationship between coaching and mentoring

• Learn how to conduct effective coaching or mentoring meeting sessions

• Get feedback on how your coaching skills appear to others

• Discover other people’s learning styles so you can coach or mentor more effectively

• Build an IDP to continue your development as a coach or mentor

Anyone in a position to coach or mentor other employees, formally or informally

Managers or supervisors who may coach or mentor within their agency’s succession plan, or who want to develop others on their staff

• Developing Others
• Interpersonal Skills
• Oral Communication
• Problem Solving
• Flexibility