Assess And Reflect On Own Abilities As Management Coach And/Or Mentor.

ILM Level 5 Certificate in Coaching and Mentoring
Assignment 3

Assignment Task for Unit 3: Reviewing own ability as a management coach or mentor

3.1 Assess and reflect on own abilities as management coach and/or mentor
As a management coach my abilities include the following:
Effective communication: As a manager I have been able to develop my communication skills which have proved to be essential as a management coach. It is vital for a coach to have excellent communication skills which is necessary for carrying out any coaching session. The feedback from my coaching has been how effective my communication has been as the coachee found it easy to understand and relate to me
Collaborative skills, it is important as a coach to have the ability
The training sessions which I had during practice sessions with Lesley present have made me even more aware of the codes of ethics and standards for being a coach. Also the handouts in class also helped to lay out the codes of ethics that I am expected to abide by. In order to ensure that my coaching is ethical, I have made myself already aware of the laid down ethics and standards which I comply with. The European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC) is a body that promotes best practice in coaching. This Code of Ethics sets out what the clients and sponsors can expect from the coach/mentor in either a coach/mentoring, training or supervisory relationship and should form the starting point for any contract agreement.
Contracting with the coachee: This lays down the expectation for both myself and the coachees for each of the coaching experience. I ensure that I cover all the basics of contracting. I ensure both our expectations from each other is clearly stated and understood and I also endeavour to state how they would be met.
However I have been faced with the ethical dilemma of reporting incidents that come to the fore during the coaching experience. Things like becoming aware of bullying and then faced with whether or not I should report it has also
Tutorial supervision in coaching is a vital aspect of coaching. This makes for ensuring that standards in practice are maintained by coaches. Ongoing supervision is therefore important for coaches .In the words of Barbara Picheta, “To open one’s work to scrutiny is important best practice in any helping activity. If you’re going to invest in coaches in the workplace, this is an essential part of it – it’s not an optional exercise”.’ (CIPD)
Tutorial supervision helps to improve on coaching abilities and capability. To ensure the maintenance of coaching quality, it is essential that some form of supervision takes place. Tutorial supervision entails: examining coaching practice, assistance in the development of skills relevant to coaching, and self awareness. In the time I have been involved in coaching, the sessions in class have been very helpful. I have received very useful feedback which I have then gone on to implement in other coaching sessions.
Good practice in coaching supervision means the development of the coach, helping them to connect their training and their practice. This should take place on a regularly basis.