Lake Effect Training Competitors

Located in beautiful Kelowna, B.C. Focus Training Institute is a private continuing education college. At FOCUS we are committed to providing a safe and comfor...

Catalyst Learning Center is a digital learning environment, centered on the learner, that aims to serve as a catalyst for change in the way that each learner approaches health and care delivery.

The Professional Mentor is an organisation created by Prof David Clutterbuck and Lis Merrick to support executives and coaches with the education and development required to make that transition into a professional mentoring role. We offer a range of education solutions, both accredited and non-accredited for you to choose from, as well as individual guidance and supervision on this career change/refocussing of existing skills. Becoming a “Professional Mentor” For the seasoned executive, becoming a “Professional Mentor” as a change in career direction or in retirement has many advantages over becoming an executive coach. For a start, mentoring offers more opportunity to draw upon their extensive experience and knowledge. Effective professional mentoring requires similar skills to coaching, but typically require a significantly lower intensity of training to be able to work safely with clients. However, executive coaches often find that the needs of their client require a shift from “pure” coaching to mentoring. While some coaches take the view that they should not go there, others feel that is important to respond to the client’s needs. At the same time, Professional Mentoring is becoming a pragmatic alternative offering to clients, with Executive Coaching becoming one of the approaches offered within the mentoring role. What does a “Professional Mentor” need? While developmental coaching and developmental mentoring have much in common (both using non-directive questioning to help clients address issues), there are also a number of skills and tools that “Professional Mentors” need in addition to those they employ as coaches. We provide “Professional Mentors” too We offer also a database of “Professional Mentors” and a matching service for individual and corporate clients, who are interested in employing the services of a skilled mentor.