Beverley Patwell

Why does coaching and mentoring play such a prominent role in today’s complex world? In this “Coaching and Mentoring Others” module we look at how coaching and mentoring can enhance your organization—at all levels. Discussing past experiences and listening to stories from your colleagues will help you clarify what it takes to be an effective leader, manager, coach and mentor. Your CoachingOurselves group may prove to be the ideal place for you to practice this invaluable managerial skill.

The objectives for this topic are to:

• Understand the role of coaching and mentoring within an organization.
• Identify key coaching and mentoring skills.
• Appreciate how to use these concepts to coach and mentor each other in your CoachingOurselves group.

Management is a practice where art, craft, and science meet. Most managers tend to tilt one way or another: toward creative art, practical craft, or organized science. The trouble is that when you tilt too far, your managing can go out of  balance. This session asks you to consider your managerial style: how do you see it and how do your colleagues see it? How might you want to adjust it and how can you get there?

The objectives for this topic are to:

• Learn about some basic styles of managing.
• Understand your style and those of your colleagues.
• Consider modifying your style.

When most people think of leadership, taking CARE of ourselves and others may not be one of the skills that immediately comes to mind. But effective CARE of self is a critical leadership skill that provides the foundation to help us and the people at home, in our workplaces and communities to be resilient through crises and beyond.

Over the past year and a half, I have spoken with more than 700 people around the globe about their experiences living and leading through the ongoing global pandemic. They told me about the strategies that they are using to be their best selves, and what they are doing to take care of themselves and others. This research has evolved into the CARE Model. CARE stands for Connect, Adapt, Routinize and Exercise. It provides a framework for building resilience while bolstering our ability to be our best selves, as we lead and manage in our families, workplaces, and communities through any type of crisis and beyond.

This session is designed to help you:

• Reflect on your approach to building and sustaining resilience in yourself and others;
• Identify the areas where you are doing well and where you need more focus and exploration;
• Discuss opportunities for supporting each other.