416:- The coaching and mentoring roles The word "mentor" comes from the The Odyssey‚ written by the Greek poet Homer. As Odysseus (Ulysses" in the Latin translation) is preparing to go to fight the Trojan war‚ he realises he is leaving behind his one and only heir‚ Telemachus. Since Telemachus is only of primary school age‚ and since wars tended to drag on for many years‚ Odysseus recognises that Telemachus needs to be coached on how to be king whilst he is off fighting. He engages a family friend
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evaluate the use of Mentoring and/or coaching to support both your own and others‚’ development of professional skills and knowledge. In ancient Greek mythology Mentor was the friend of Odysseus and tutor to his son. His name is well-known for a faithful and wise adviser. Today on the athletic field and in corporate offices a mentor or coach can help elevate performance. (http://heartlandbusinessexchange.com/MentorCoach.aspx) There are many definitions for coaching and mentoring. The commonality we
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DEVELOPING COACHING SKILLS FOR THE WORKPLACE ACTIVITY 1 Introduction In this report I will describe two types of coaching and how coaching can be directive and non-directive. Also‚ I will explain two differences between coaching and other learning and development methods. I will identify 3 benefits of coaching to the organization and an explanation of 3 ways that coaching can be used to meet organization objectives. Moreover‚ I will explain the meaning of coaching culture and therefore 2 options
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Question 1. How did the decision to conduct an ROI study influence the design of coaching program. Nations Hotel Corporation is one of the reputed USA based hotel company‚ with an international presence in 15 countries worldwide. Hospitality industries are quiet competitive in nature and today’s success rule of hospitality includes knowledge‚ customer satisfaction and operational efficiency which provides pleasure of stay and departure to their guests. Any addition or subtraction in these components
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Coaching is recognized as an important tool to influence the performance of the individual and the organization (Downey‚1999) .Modern management style of coaching is to look at employees as an additional resource to the huge enterprise. At present‚ the management uses different methods and approaches one of which is combining various methods and techniques‚ giving new opportunities. Where every employee is unique and creative and also capable of solving many problems on their own‚ they take initiative
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this paper‚ and emphasis will be placed on the performance appraisal and improvement practices at the company. At KFC‚ a recognition culture is very much in practice. According to a restaurant manager‚ recognition is everybody’s responsibility. KFC has implemented large-scale recognition efforts in all its restaurants and Debbie Riggs is in charge of this program which spreads over both formal and informal ground. There are service awards‚ performance programs and according to Riggs‚ “We all work
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Level 3 in Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector 28/11/08 Theory Assignment Task 1 In March 2007 I completed 25 years in the Royal Marines and within that period spent 18 years as an instructor and assessor within a number of specialist areas. These included Leadership and management and individual specialisation upgrade courses. Having left the Royal Marines and spent a short time as a salesman I started working at Cornwall College Business as a Trainer Consultant in
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“A critical review of the role of coordinated sports science support and its importance to elite level performance.” Introduction As early as the 1970s‚ differences have been highlighted between coaching activities and the focus of sports science research. The difficulties in bringing together the different interests and perspectives of these two groups are discussed and debated by numerous researchers (Anshel‚ 1986; Blimkie‚ 1979; Campbell‚ 1978; Colvin‚ 1979; Elliot‚ 1997; Haag‚ 1994; Potrac
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Techniques: observation analysis‚ performance profiling‚ fitness assessment‚ goal setting‚ simulation‚ modeling‚ effective demonstration‚ technical instruction‚ developing performer coaching diaries‚ adapting practices to meet individual needs‚ designing effective practice sessions Observation Analysis The technique observation analysis is used by David Moyes for his performances that have recently happened for example when Man United lost 4-1 to their rivals Man City. For Moyes to do his
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Performance Analysis and Improvement of Gnutella I for Web Services Discovery Babatunde Oke University of derby Okestra09@gmail.com Abstract Peer-to-peer (P2P) systems are popularly used as “file-swapping” networks to support distributed content sharing. A number of P2P networks for file sharing have been developed and deployed. Gnutella is among the most popular P2P systems. This chapter presents a broad overview of P2P computing and concentrates on Gnutella I in the context of Web
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