1 Critically review own abilities to perform effectively as a leadership mentor or executive coach

Learning outcomes

Assessment criteria

The learner will

The learner can (in an organisation with which they are familiar)

1Critically review own abilities

1.1

Critically review own ethical and moral values, beliefs,

to perform effectively as a

attitudes and personal integrity and assess their effect on own

leadership mentor or

and others’ behaviour in the leadership mentoring or executive

executive coach

coaching relationship

1.2

Critically review own communication skills, emotional

intelligence and ability to build effective leadership mentoring

or executive coaching relationships in a diverse social and

cultural environment

1.3

Critically review own ability to support the growth of leadership

capability and develop leadership performance in others

2Understand how the client’s

2.1

Explain how clients’ personalities, characters, value systems,

personal characteristics and

knowledge, skills, experience, role and organisational context

organisational context affects

affects leadership mentoring or executive coaching practice

own performance as

Evaluate own characteristics and ability to build relationships

leadership mentor or

2.2

and influence people and situations to achieve desired

executive coach

outcomes through leadership mentoring or executive coaching

contracts

3Use peer mentoring and

3.1

Engage actively in peer mentoring and in personal and

reflective learning to develop

professional networks in order to seek feedback and advice on

self as an effective leadership

own performance as a leadership mentor or executive coach

mentor or executive coach

Critically review feedback and reflect on own performance to

3.2

aid development as a leadership mentor or executive coach,

using appropriate techniques

Identify own development needs and plan and take action to

3.3

improve own leadership mentoring or executive coaching

practice