Ivy Sea: Mentoring and Coaching Portal

Nurturer, guardian, sculptor, advisor, consultant - a few descriptives for the roles and functions of the mentor and coach.

• A nurturer of aspirations, the mentor supports, guides and strengthens the mentee's skill and mastery.

• A guardian of the future, the mentor inspires good work and good will in those she serves.

• An overseer of traditions, the mentor and coach encourage uplifting change and innovation while maintaining the integrity found in best practices and personal ethics.

• A sculptor of transformation, the mentor assists with the development of the mentee's personal vision and goals.

The mentorship or coaching relationship includes a promise of deliberate attention and guidance to the successful growth and development of the mentee or coachee. The providence of the mentor and coach is finding the right words, the right encouragement, and the right wisdom to endow enlightenment on the future and lifework of another.

In this relationship, interpersonal skillfulness, agreement clarity, and integrity are central — and crucial to the success of the relationship. Ivy Sea Online includes skill-deepening resources in each of these skill areas, and this portal offers a doorway. We hope it provides you with tools that help enrich the journey.

Below, you'll find resources to help you make the most of a mentoring or coaching relationship, or help you to become a more skillful and effective coach or mentor:

• Wisdom and Mastery Portal - Mastery Tips

• Eight tips for finding a great mentor

• Conflict and Communication - an Ivy Sea Portal

• Golden rules for interpersonal mastery

• Engaged listening and inquiry

• What's your civility quotient?

• Engaged listening and inquiry

• What would you like to harvest from your life garden?

• Apollo 13 and a valuable lesson about failure

Sample Ivy Sea VIP Premium-Content Selections:

• VIP: Would you love to find the perfect mentor?

• VIP: The 4-1-1 on constructive criticism

• VIP: Coaching strategies you can apply at work

• VIP: Mindful relationship-building

• VIP: Powerful questions, powerful effects

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Mentoring Resources

• The Uncommon Individual Foundation

• National Mentoring Partnership

• Who Mentored You?

• Mentors - Peer Resources

• MLN/UK - Best Practices Mentoring

• Service Leader - Online Mentoring

• American Society on Aging: Mentoring

Coaching Resources

• The Coaching and Mentoring Network

* We've found helpful and thought-provoking resources at the above sites, though the sites are maintained by independent site-keepers. Please surf and apply the insights you gather in a mindful, conscious manner.