Coaching Guidelines

What are the benefits of being a Coach ? 

• Making an impact by guiding up to 6 budding professionals honing their skills through the challenge.
• Advancing your coaching and facilitation skills by encouraging dialogue.
• Building a network of like-minded professionals.
• Earning PDUs for your participation.

What qualities are we looking for in a Coach?

• Commitment to the program

• Minimum of 3-4 hours per week of meetings / support to your team for their success.
• Advisory sessions up to 21-24 hours through the duration of the challenge.
• Attendance for the Let's Jam! Kick-Off and final Pitching Session (approx. 4 hours). 

 

• Commitment to the relationship
• Advising and guiding your team to align their proposals & prototypes with the business requirements.
• Guiding the team’s objectives, team roles, tasks distribution and solution development.
• Attending check-in meetings agreed upon by the Team and the Coach.

 

• Availability and Pedagogy
• Establishing a set day and time for regular check-ins that respect both your time and your team’s.
• Building the trust necessary for your team to reach out for support.
• Keeping an open line of communication.
• Guiding your team through best practices to deliver quality results.
• Being generous in sharing your knowledge.

 

• Preparedness
• Respecting your team's time and abilities, by preparing for each session.
• Have a plan for discussing the team's key questions effectively and efficiently.

 

• Honesty & Diplomacy
• Offering your teams open and honest feedback, regardless of the feedback's level of difficulty.
• Being ready to engage in polite discussions and debates.
• Giving valuable and truthful guidance while empowering your teams to take charge of the project and make independent decisions about the next steps or the most suitable course of action.

 

• Objectivity, Fairness & Compassion
• Maintaining no concealed motives or hidden agendas in the relationship.
• Preserving your impartiality and fairness, without interfering with any processes you are part of.
• Setting an example of positive behavior and providing guidance and advice as a reference to guide all your actions.

 

• Experience
• Have relevant and demonstrable experience in Project/Program Management and/or Leadership.

What’s next?

• If you are selected to coach a team, you will participate in a coach orientation session with an experienced coach. 
• You will be advised on resources for you to work with during the challenge to ensure optimum outcomes.

 

Note: 

• We will do our best to match Coaches to teams based on the indicated preference.
• Matches are subject to change.