Professional Development G-7 Enlisted Training FM THE ARMY NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER GUIDE Chapter 5 Counseling and Mentorship Slide 1

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Professional Development G-7 Enlisted Training Counseling In order to develop soldiers to achieve: *Personal *Professional *Organizational skills 3

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Coaching Leaders coach soldiers the same way any sport coach improves their team: *By identifying weaknesses *Setting goals *Developing a plan of action *Then implementing the plan 5

Professional Development G-7 Enlisted Training Effective Army Counseling Program The Counseling Process Assess the Plan of Action 6

Professional Development G-7 Enlisted Training THE COUNSELING PROCESS Effective leaders use the counseling process. It consists of four stages: · Identify the need for counseling. · Prepare for counseling. · Conduct counseling. · Follow-up. 7

Professional Development G-7 Enlisted Training ASSESS THE PLAN OF ACTION During the assessment, review the plan of action with the soldier to determine if the desired results were achieved. The leader and soldier should schedule future follow-up counseling sessions. 8

Professional Development G-7 Enlisted Training Types of Developmental Counseling *Event-Oriented Counseling *Counseling for Specific Instances *Performance and Professional Growth Counseling 9

Professional Development G-7 Enlisted Training Event-Oriented Counseling Event-oriented counseling involves a specific event or situation. · Crisis counseling. · Reception and integration counseling. · Promotion counseling. · Separation counseling. 10

Professional Development G-7 Enlisted Training Counseling for Specific Instances When counseling a soldier for specific performance take the following actions: · Tell the soldier the purpose of the counseling, what was expected and how they failed to meet the standard. · Actively listen to the soldier’s response. · Remain unemotional. · Teach the soldier how to meet the standard. 11

Professional Development G-7 Enlisted Training Performance Counseling During performance counseling, the leader conducts a review of the soldier’s duty performance during the previous quarter. The leader and soldier jointly establish performance objectives and standards for the next quarter. Do not dwell on the past, always move forward. 12

Professional Development G-7 Enlisted Training Professional Growth Counseling Leaders should begin the initial counseling within 30 days of arrival. Additional counseling occurs quarterly thereafter with an assessment at a minimum of once a month. This counseling must include goals/expectations for most current quarter along with long term goals and expectations. 13

Professional Development G-7 Enlisted Training MENTORSHIP Developmental Relationship Sustain Mentorship NCO Mentorship of Officers Mentorship Builds the Future 14

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Professional Development G-7 Enlisted Training Developmental Relationship Mentorship is clearly a developmental relationship and noncommissioned officers have a mandate to develop their soldiers. When leader development actions occur within a mentorship relationship, their potential impact is greatly magnified, both for the individual and for the Army. 16

Professional Development G-7 Enlisted Training Sustain Mentorship The key to mentorship in the US Army is that it is a sustained relationship and may last through the entire career of a young soldier and even into retirement. 17

Professional Development G-7 Enlisted Training Characteristics · Personal, voluntary developmental relationship existing between soldiers. · Not bound by geographical location. · Common professional interests. · Shared Army Values. · Two-way communications. 18

Professional Development G-7 Enlisted Training NCO Mentorship of Officers Senior NCOs have a great deal of experience that is valuable to officers. Even very senior officers seek trusted NCOs’ advice and counsel. Especially in their early years, young officers need to be paired with experienced senior NCOs. 19

Professional Development G-7 Enlisted Training Mentorship Builds the Future Mentorship offers unparalleled opportunities to build a better Army. Mentorship is the single, easiest way to develop young leaders. Becoming a mentor is not a part-time job, it is an intense relationship between teacher and student. 20

Professional Development G-7 Enlisted Training Leaders Counsel and Mentor because it is their duty and primary tool in developing future leaders. 21

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