Creative thinking begins with the generation of ideas. If you are to have the broadest perspective on a situation, at some point you will need to consider the different viewpoints of all the people involved.

The skill of deliberately shifting your point of view to accommodate those of others will allow you to create a more complete list of the factors, consequences and options involved.

In the phase of generating ideas, right-brain functions are most helpful. Have you ever struggled to solve a problem and found the answer “popped” into your head while you were out shopping or jogging or when you woke up the next day. That is because it was released from left-brain control and turned over to your right-brain insight.

A project is a series or interrelated tasks leading to a definite end. We spend a large proportion of our time juggling projects ranging from writing a report to launching a new product. Smaller projects can be dealt with by writing the individual tasks on our daily to-do lists, while larger projects require a more sophisticated approach. It is these larger projects on which we will concentrate. There are three stages in managing a project: planning, controlling and evaluating. If we fail to manage these three stages effectively, the project may well end up in the project graveyard.

Mentoring & Coaching is a process in which a more skilled or more experienced person, serving as a role model, teaches, sponsors, encourages, counsels and befriends a less skilled or less experienced person for the purpose of promoting the latter’s professional and/or personal development.

Mentoring & Coaching functions are carried out within the context of an ongoing, supportive relationship between the mentor and mentee. 

The rewards from improving your mentoring and coaching skills are many. In our professional life, we can use these skills to create optimal working conditions which include: proper orientation and training for employees, establishing clear responsibilities and standards, providing appropriate guidance and support during times of transition and insuring increased motivation and productivity through effective feedback.