Coaching builds confidence in athletes, salespeople, and teams. Learning what your employees need from you as a coach is a skill that can positively affect the bottom line. Using your text, and other

Coaching builds confidence in athletes, salespeople, and teams. Learning what your employees need from you as a coach is a skill that can positively affect the bottom line.

Using your text, and other college-level resources, explore the practice of mentoring:

• Discuss the type of coaching you would like to receive in a new position. Explain why.
• Analyze your skills (using last week’s survey results) and your personality. Assess whether or not you would be a good coach.

Using your text, and other college-level resources, explore virtual organizational design.

• Research geographically diverse examples of virtual leadership in your industry.

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Discussion: Becoming a Mentor

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What exactly is a mentor? What does the mentee get out of the relationship? How does one become a respected mentor? This assignment will provide an opportunity to research and apply the concept of mentoring.

Week 1 Discussion Post

Using your text, and other college-level resources, explore the practice of mentoring:

• Discuss the type of mentoring you would like to receive in a new marketing position. Explain why.
• Analyze your skills and personality. Assess whether or not you would be a good mentor.

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Discussion: Becoming a Mentor

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What exactly is a mentor? What does the mentee get out of the relationship? How does one become a respected mentor? This assignment will provide an opportunity to research and apply the concept of mentoring.

Week 1 Discussion Post

Using your text, and other college-level resources, explore the practice of mentoring:

• Discuss the type of mentoring you would like to receive in a new marketing position. Explain why.
• Analyze your skills and personality. Assess whether or not you would be a good mentor.

This post should be 1-2 paragraphs in length (at least 100 words). Since you are engaging in research, be sure to cite in the body of the post and add a reference list in APA format.

INTERACTIVE RESPONSES: Due by Sunday

1st Interactive Response:

• Select one student's post with regard to the type of preferred mentoring. Are this student's desires realistic? Explain why or why not.

2nd Interactive Response:

• Select another student's post with regard to his/her ability to be a mentor. Do you agree or disagree with the self-assessment? Explain.

Each reply should be one paragraph in length (or about 50 words) and must be substantive in nature. Do not simply say “I agree” or “That is great.” Specify why and be detailed in your explanation. You may use research in your responses, but it is not required.

Week 2 Discussion Post

Using your text, and other college-level resources, explore the characteristics of a change agent:

• Looking at two characteristics of a successful change agent, analyze your skills and personality. Assess whether or not you would be good at promoting change.

Reflect on what you are taking away from the class and what improvements you’ll make to the way you think about management and leadership, personally and as a professional.