Posts tagged questioning
Fostering empathetic listening as a mentor and coach
Fostering empathetic listening as a mentor and coach

Some ideas and practical tips on the skill of listening empathetically.

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Coaching, Mentoring, Skills and ValuesAmanda Dudmanlistening, empathy, empathetic listening, active listening, coach, mentor, reflective practice, CPD, Stephen Covey, coachee, mentee, filtering, self aware, questioning, open questions, clean question, world view, understanding, Senge, feelings, perspectives, step inot the shoes, training, coach training, frame of reference, non-judgmental, values, beliefs, compassion, trust, connection, summarise back, pay attention, silence, non verbal, voice, language, body languageComment
Training mentors - notes from the field
Training mentors - notes from the field

If you want to promote or use mentoring in your organisation, you need to train and support them. Here are some Ideas for what to include in mentor training.

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Mentoring, LearningAmanda Dudmanmentor, mentoring, apprentices, training, Government, sector skills, action plan, role model, core skills, active listening, speaking, questioning, rich questions, offering feedback, case study, mentors, development, what if, scenarios, mentor training, mentees Comment
Mentoring A to Z series blog: reflective practice
Mentoring A to Z series blog: reflective practice

The second in my series of daily blogs for National Mentoring Day on 27th October. A practice share and some ideas on reflective practice in mentoring.

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Learning, MentoringAmanda Dudmanmentor, mentee, reflective practice, questioning, timeline, mentoring, skills, National Mentoring Day 2018, benefits, CPD, continued professional development, volunteer, learning, learning styles, David Kolb, Honey and Mumford, practice, professional standards, growth, outcomes, value, learn how to learn, questions Comment
Mentoring A to Z
Mentoring A to Z

As National Mentoring Day approaches, I’ll be offering some daily blogs on mentoring practice sharing, books & articles, skills and tools and more.

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Learning, MentoringAmanda Dudmanmentor, mentee, mentoring, A to Z, listening, boundaries, code, ethics, questioning, toxic mentor, Clutterbuck, skills, training, mentor champion, IOEE, SFEDI Awards, supervisor, National Mentoring Day 2018, practice sharing, insight, verbal communication, non verbal communication, wisdom, Humour, Boundaries, Feedback, Guidance, qualification, self aware Comment
Effective questioning in coaching and mentoring
Effective questioning in coaching and mentoring

From an early age we are curious and ask questions.  And we are encouraged to give answers too.  But we are rarely taught how to phrase and ask the 'right' question.

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Coaching, Learning, MentoringAmanda Dudmancoaching, mentoring, coachee, mentee, Padesky, SFEDI Awards, questions, questioning, killer questions, enterprise mentoring, effective questioning, intuiition, practice, outcome, practitioner, find asnwers, process thinking, psychological, seamless approach, listening, global listening, guided discussion, goal, journey goal, session goal, answers, summarise, truthful answers, responsibility, challenge Comment
Great conversations on the telephone
Great conversations on the telephone

Holding great conversations on the telephone takes a few additional skills when you can't see the other person.  Work on your voice and physiology will bring good outcomes.

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Learning, Training, Skills and ValuesAmanda Dudmancommunication, telephone, body language, training, conversation, Susan scott, face to face, posture, tone, physiology, smile, breathe, confident, in control, listen, speak, voice, impression, polite, changing your voice, volume, pronunciation, emphasis, speech, dynamics, distorted, techniques, questioning, empathy, rapport, call control, jargon, message, thiking timeComment
Coaching using GROW - focus on the O
Coaching using GROW - focus on the O

How to coach the "O" in GROW and why it's important to generate options

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CoachingAmanda Dudmancoach, coaching, GROW, options, Sir John Whitmore, coachee, WILL, Goals, Reality, questions, questioning, skill, ownership, Downey, directive, non directive, goal setting, crazy, pull/push, solutions, outcome, tell, expert, ideas, permission, creativity, challenging assumptions, non judgmental, self belief, responsbility, self awareness, brainstorm, what if, choiceComment
Coaching using GROW - focus on the W
Coaching using GROW - focus on the W

Exploring some ideas about coaching the W of GROW

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CoachingAmanda Dudmancoaching, GROW, Whitmore, Sir John Whitmore, W, coachee, coach, framework, REALITY, OPTIONS, GOALS, performance, managers, action, action plan, wrap, relationship, focus, intervention, process, practice, methodology, skill, coaching practice, self awareness, responsibility, self belief, explore, qulaified, practitioner, approaches, questions, questioning, support, commitment, scaling question, on a scale of 1 to 10Comment
Coaching using GROW - focusing on the R
Coaching using GROW - focusing on the R

Ideas for how to manage the "R" of the GROW model when coaching along with some good questions to ask.

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Coaching, Skills and ValuesAmanda Dudmancoaching, GROW, goals, relaity, reality check, Whitmore, Sir John Whitmore, questions, questioning, objectivity, judgments, disortions, prejudices, practice, coaching practice, insight, awareness, coachee, coachee's, FEEDBACK, paraphrasing, summarising, ask, honesty, reifne, re-framing, information, focus, purpose, R, story, checklist, managing, values, self limiting beliefs, beliefs, language, what have you tried, outcomes, self assessment, resistance Comment