Maybe it's your coach from high school, an instructor from college, a colleague who helped mentor you - no matter who it is, having someone to mentor you, coach you, motivate you, and help you be the best version of yourself is priceless. In this episode, we'll provide a stepwise progression for mentoring:
1. Show them
2. Help them
3. Watch them
4. Let them

And then we'll dive into what makes a great faculty coach and how this differs from mentoring. "Take a minute to think back to your own life experience of great coaches, maybe coaches that you've watched, coaches that you've observed, coaches that you've been coached by...great coaches are typically people who know how to inspire," says Nicki Monahan. "They know how to motivate. They know how to observe carefully and analyze. They know how to listen. They know how to ask good questions. And they know how to help people through the change process, and sometimes that's a hard process. And I would suggest that great coaches aren't born, but they're made and one of the things that makes great coaching is great coach training."

Recommended Resources:

• Magna Online Seminar: Creating and Maintaining a Robust Faculty Mentoring Program
• 20-Minute Mentor: How Do I Move from Mentoring to Coaching in Faculty Development?
• 20-Minute Mentor: Is Coaching a Good Fit for My Faculty Development Program?
• 20-Minute Mentor: What Tools Can I Use to Ensure I Have Effective Coaching Conversations with Faculty?
• 20-Minute Mentor: How Can I Be an Effective Mentor?