Mentor coaching

WHAT IS MENTOR COACHING?

Mentor coaching is about sharpening oneself as a coach and being coached on International Coaching Federation’s, (ICF’s) core competencies. You can find them here: https://coachingfederation.org/core-competencies . Together we identify how I can best support you in developing your coaching skills. In mentor coaching, there may be elements of guidance and tips when, for example, you are stuck with a client or may need a new tool or model.

Professional coaches constantly strive to perfection their own coaching skills. For me, it is an incredible kick to get mentor coaching from an experienced coach since I always aim to reach a higher level. This is what I hope to be able to contribute to if you choose me as your mentor coach.

HOW CAN WE WORK TOGETHER?

Mentor coaching can be done in several different ways, for example:

  • You describe a coaching situation and we discuss what worked well and what you found challenging. We identify how you can move forward and how to approach it next time. (It could be for example: “I didn’t feel I understood the essence with client X. Could I have approached it differently?” …or “I have ethical doubts with a client, what should I do?”)
  • You record a session and send it to me. It is important that you listen to the recording yourself and give yourself feedback first. Then I will give you mine.
  • You coach me (and we may record it as above) and then I give you feedback.
  • We can also, if possible, work with “live coaching”, meaning that you coach a client live and I listen and give you feedback.

Testimonials:

  • I really felt that you helped me. I have had great confidence in you and felt that I could speak openly. You are good at listening and that helped me further. I wrote down helpful things in our conversations that I keep in mind when I coach. I have improved mirroring and becoming that guide that a coach sometimes should be.

    Jenny Antonsson

  • The mentor coaching has helped me in many areas. Among other things, it has given me greater self-confidence as a coach as I knew that I had you "with me" in the conversations. After our conversations, I have become clearer and better at keeping the structure in my coaching. I have learned that I can listen and be supportive and at the same time "tough" with the structure without it damaging the relationship between me and the client. In fact it just gets better.

    Malin Klarén, teacher, Kristianstad

  • I felt our mentor coaching gave me insight on what it takes to become a PCC coach and what areas I need to improve. I learned a lot about what strengths I have in my coaching, which was good for my confidence as a coach. It gave me a lot to transcribe the questions I asked in the recorded conversations and I thought recording sessions and then reflecting together on them was an unexpectedly good technique.

    Ylva Beck, Business coach, facilitator, lecturer and moderator, Gothenburg

  • "Nina is a very good mentor coach and if I need mentoring again I will come back to her! The mentor coaching gave me a lot. I got a useful reminder on how to explore the positive and what works and making the client focus on that. I also realized that I need to be clearer in my agreements with the client. This is the first time a mentor coach asks me to record a session that we can reflect on. It was very good, it really gave a lot, both professionally and privately."

    Maria Gerlofson, Coach, Act and Grow

  • "I have felt during the coaching sessions that you connected very well with me. You were understanding, open for what I told you without judgment. This allowed me to be myself and explore my own possibilities without the feeling that I had to comply with someone else's expectations. You helped me to create awareness and organize my mind so I could take my next steps. This was not an easy task since sometimes I can be all over the place! You did a very good job. You have strengthened my confidence by showing me what I can and what is useful for me. That has helped me building towards a future of possibilities. I have copied this with pride in the way I work with my coachees and the effect is fantastically powerful."

    Eric van der Does, Market Intelligence Manager, Madrid

CERTIFICATION OFFER

The mentor coach group (which will be a mix of the ACC and the PCC level) meets virtually on zoom three times. Each group meeting is 1 hour and 40 minutes, a total of 5 hours. In addition, you will get 5 hours of individual sessions. The ICF require  only 3 hours of individual mentor coaching, but I have chosen to put more emphasis on these since I have noticed that more individual support is often needed and highly appreciated especially at the PCC level.

Prerequisites: That you have a diploma from a coach-specific training, minimum on ACC level, and that you coach actively during the mentor coaching program.

Contact me for dates.

The maximum number of participants is six people.

Price: SEK 11,000 excluding VAT.

If you are in a hurry, you can choose to work with only individual calls. Get in touch and we will put together a program that suits you.

For registration or more information:
nina@youcan.nu tel +4670-2622452

YOU WILL RECEIVE

  • 10 mentor coaching hours, which is required for ICF certification and at ACC also for re-certification
  • Tips and techniques for sharpening core competencies.
  • Opportunities to coach and get feedback from a very experienced mentor coach and trainer

  • Lots of learning from others in the group.
  • A certificate proving that you have had 10 mentor coach hours with me.