Finding and Using a Qualified Coach or Mentor

With a coach or mentor, you don’t have to go it alone. You’ll receive help and support in develop yourself and your skills.

But how does a person or company go about finding a coach or mentor? The best place to begin looking is your workplace. Your company might already have a corporate coaching and mentoring program. Go to human resources and ask about it. If they have such a program, ask to be assigned a coach or mentor.

You can also look around your workplace and identify someone you think would make a great mentor or coach and ask him or her if they'd be willing to help you. Formal and informal approaches work equally well. The key is to work with someone you admire and with whom you feel at ease.

Once you have a coach or mentor, meet together on a regular basis. Depending on your needs, this could be weekly, monthly, or quarterly. You and your coach or mentor should set clear objectives. Rely on your mentor for guidance, not answers. You are supposed to make your own decisions. While you can trust and confide in your mentor, you also need to remember not to dump on him or her. You will also want to respond positively to feedback from your mentor. One of the purposes of a mentor is to give you honest feedback and new perspectives. This occurs at times by pointing out what you’re not seeing.

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