Excellent coaching and mentoring skills are often the difference between a good leader and a great one. With this coaching and mentoring course, you’ll learn how routine people management can be used to drive growth. By creating a story-based learning experience that includes animated workplace scenarios that bring real management challenges to life, this course helps you see how effective coaching and mentoring work in practice.

Coaching and Mentoring Skills for New Managers

Coaching and Mentoring Skills for New Managers

Instructor: LearnKartS
Access provided by American Open University Global
Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Beginner level
Recommended experience
2 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace
What you'll learn
Build a leader-coach mindset that helps you develop people instead of simply managing tasks.
Navigate difficult coaching conversations with confidence, even when performance feedback gets uncomfortable.
Ask better questions and listen deeply to help employees think through challenges and opportunities.
Create effective mentoring agreements and apply adaptive approaches across hybrid, remote, and AI-enabled workplaces.
Skills you'll gain
- Professional Development
- Leadership Development
- Management Training And Development
- Constructive Feedback
- Accountability
- Verbal Communication Skills
- Goal Setting
- People Development
- Interpersonal Communications
- Active Listening
- Mentorship
- Adaptability
- Coaching
- People Management
- Employee Engagement
- Employee Coaching
- Employee Training
- Performance Improvement
- Recognizing Others
- Training and Development
Details to know

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Assessments
3 assignments
Taught in English
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September 2026
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