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Manager, mentor or coach? Help! We need some distinctions!

CLO Magazine

What is the difference between a leader, a manager, a coach and a mentor? Worse, the words leader , manager , coach and mentor are often used interchangeably. More organizations are asking their managers to coach their people. Coaching is often used to describe what others might think of as basic performance management.

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Excellence in E-Learning

CLO Magazine

Convergys Leaders as Coaches, the training program providing foundational leadership skills for first-level managers at IT service company Convergys, consisted of an in-person program spread across two weekends. The majority of Convergys’ team leaders are millennials in their early to mid-20s.

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Why Your Best Individual Contributor Isn’t Ready to be a People Manager

Unboxed

It’s only natural to want to reward that team member with a promotion and give them a platform to make more waves within your organization. They’re filling a role they may not be prepared for and your remaining team is scrambling to fill the gap. Where does this 60% rate come from? Are They Prepared to be a People Manager?

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5 Rules for Successful Microlearning

ATD Learning Technologies

In this near future, Clippy will compete with Siri, Alexa, and Cortana to coach you through difficult challenges at work. For the last seven years at Grovo, I have studied what makes microlearning effective in an organizational setting. These are great moments for everyone on the team to learn together. Intro to design thinking.

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Hits and Misses in 2022 – Learning Systems Edition

eLearning 24-7

A perfect example of what this will likely look like or at least where you can get a sense is how Shopify does it, if you want to hire a dev team to create/change your web site. The manager might have a role in deciding who on their team goes to this group or that group. It’s all about the approval process. Social engagement?

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The NexGen LMS Grid

eLearning 24-7

Their ask an expert/coach allows the learner to record themselves via mobile or web cam, whereas the “coach” can review, leave comments. Ask an Expert/Coach works, needs some enhancements. Coaching and curation exists. Coaching/Ask an expert is average. Ties into the coach approach. Digits Glo.

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5 Rules for Successful Microlearning

ATD Learning Technologies

In this near future, Clippy will compete with Siri, Alexa, and Cortana to coach you through difficult challenges at work. For the last seven years at Grovo, I have studied what makes microlearning effective in an organizational setting. These are great moments for everyone on the team to learn together. Intro to design thinking.