Coaching and Mentoring

    EXLDR 5625 is offered this spring:

The respon­si­bil­i­ty of lead­ing a team pro­vides a leader with the oppor­tu­ni­ty to coach and men­tor indi­vid­ual team mem­bers, as well as the team as whole. Build­ing upon a leader or man­ager’s per­for­mance man­age­ment skills, top­ics may include: coach­ing con­ver­sa­tions; coach­ing for high per­for­mance teams; and work­place men­tor­ing and men­tor­ship strate­gies and techniques.
What you will learn

By the end of this course you should be able to:

  • Gain a broad understanding of key definitions, purposes distinctions, benefits, ethical implications, roles, and responsibilities.
  • Identify the attributes, skills, and strategies of an effective coach/mentor.
  • Engage in a coaching conversation: establish a relationship, elicit coachee needs, create an action plan, and a follow-up.
  • Employ active listening strategies and ask powerful questions in both a coaching and mentoring context.

Offered:

Apr 18, 2024May 9, 2024

There will be an assignment due after the last day of the course.

Asyn­chro­nous online learning, eClass

21 hours of instruction

In asynchronous online courses, students are expected to move through the course material at the same pace as their peers, but there are no real-time virtual classroom sessions to attend. All components of this type of course are accessible through eClass, the University of Alberta’s eLearning management tool. for­mat details

Tanya Dubincoff

Your Instructor

Tanya DubincoffID: tanya-dubincoff

Class info
This course has no prerequisites

Students from all educational backgrounds welcome. You can register for this course without applying and enrolling in a program.

Currently counts towards:

Applicants intending to enrol in a program are encouraged to apply as soon as possible to lock in their course requirements since they are prone to change.

*If you are already enroled in this program, please refer to your specific program requirements as outlined at the time of your admission: Bear Tracks > Academic Advisement.

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New course schedules are released each June and November.

EXLDR 5625 is offered this spring: