Coaching & Mentoring Conversations
Grow People One Conversation at a Time
Turn everyday conversations into growth engines, the G.R.O.W.S. model, powerful questions, feedforward pivots, and mentoring structures that develop people faster.
Who it is for: Managers, mentors, team leads and L&D professionals who develop people through conversation.
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ZLearning Faculty
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ZLearning Faculty
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- All 7 days, fully interactive
- Copy-paste prompt vaults in every day
- Auto-saved workbooks + download kits (PDF, Word)
- Knowledge quests with instant feedback
- Official certificate of completion
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- Duration
- 7 days
- Learn
- 148 min/day
- Total time
- 17 hours
- Price
- $47 one-time
- Level
- All levels · No prerequisites
- Access
- Lifetime + certificate
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Full Course
Every day of the 7-day journey, plus your official certificate.
- All 7 days, fully interactive
- Copy-paste prompt vaults in every day
- Auto-saved workbooks + download kits (PDF, Word)
- Official certificate of completion
- Lifetime access, one-time payment
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What You Will Learn
Concrete, job-ready outcomes, hover (or tap) any point to see exactly where and how it is practiced inside the course.
- Switch stances deliberately, coach develops, mentor advises, boss decides
Hands-on practice, Built inside the course
You will practice this in a guided interactive lesson with a copy-paste prompt vault, a hands-on mission on your own real work, an auto-saved workbook and a knowledge quest, the same engine every day of this course runs on.
In-app workbookChatGPTClaude - Run any coaching conversation on the G.R.O.W.S. Loop
Hands-on practice, Built inside the course
You will practice this in a guided interactive lesson with a copy-paste prompt vault, a hands-on mission on your own real work, an auto-saved workbook and a knowledge quest, the same engine every day of this course runs on.
In-app workbookChatGPTClaude - Ask the 12 high-leverage questions instead of giving answers
Hands-on practice, Built inside the course
You will practice this in a guided interactive lesson with a copy-paste prompt vault, a hands-on mission on your own real work, an auto-saved workbook and a knowledge quest, the same engine every day of this course runs on.
In-app workbookChatGPTClaude - Listen on level three, for meaning, not for your turn
Hands-on practice, Built inside the course
You will practice this in a guided interactive lesson with a copy-paste prompt vault, a hands-on mission on your own real work, an auto-saved workbook and a knowledge quest, the same engine every day of this course runs on.
In-app workbookChatGPTClaude - Replace rehashed feedback with feedforward that builds
Hands-on practice, Built inside the course
You will practice this in a guided interactive lesson with a copy-paste prompt vault, a hands-on mission on your own real work, an auto-saved workbook and a knowledge quest, the same engine every day of this course runs on.
In-app workbookChatGPTClaude - Install a 15-minute coaching cadence that survives busy weeks
Hands-on practice, Built inside the course
You will practice this in a guided interactive lesson with a copy-paste prompt vault, a hands-on mission on your own real work, an auto-saved workbook and a knowledge quest, the same engine every day of this course runs on.
In-app workbookChatGPTClaude - Leave with your one-page Coaching Playbook
Hands-on practice, Built inside the course
You will practice this in a guided interactive lesson with a copy-paste prompt vault, a hands-on mission on your own real work, an auto-saved workbook and a knowledge quest, the same engine every day of this course runs on.
In-app workbookChatGPTClaude - Close every session with a 34-prompt vault: G.R.O.W.S. prep, hard conversations, feedforward
Hands-on practice, Built inside the course
You will practice this in a guided interactive lesson with a copy-paste prompt vault, a hands-on mission on your own real work, an auto-saved workbook and a knowledge quest, the same engine every day of this course runs on.
In-app workbookChatGPTClaude
Inside the Course
The engine behind every single day, hover (or tap) any card to see exactly what is included.
7 Days × 148 Min
A complete guided journey, one focused session a day, fully interactive, zero fluff.
Copy-Paste Prompt Vault
A professional prompt vault in every day, copy, paste, get results. Prompts become your assets.
Fully Engaging Workbooks
Interactive in-app workbooks with auto-save, plus fillable PDF, Word and printable versions.
Real-World Missions
Every exercise uses your actual job context, not toy examples. Practice while you learn.
Progress That Shows Everything
A living dashboard tracks every section, quiz and workbook field, and flags what is missing.
Certificate of Completion
Finish the journey and graduate with an official ZLearning certificate for your resume and LinkedIn.
Day-by-Day: Key Highlights
Exactly what happens on each day of your 7-day journey, hover (or tap) any day to see the full detail. Each day blends interactive lessons, a prompt vault, hands-on missions on your real work, a workbook and a knowledge quest, days unlock in sequence.
Three Hats: Coach, Mentor, Boss
Day 1 · 148 min · 8 sections
- Diagnose your default hat
- Spot blend failures
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Three Hats: Coach, Mentor, Boss
- Diagnose your default hat, Identify whether you naturally coach, mentor, or boss, and where it backfires.
- Spot blend failures, Recognize when you're giving advice when someone needs to think for themselves.
- Practice switching, Run three rapid-fire exchanges switching between the three hats in real time.
- Audit your calendar, Map your conversations for a week to spot which hats you're overusing or missing.
The G.R.O.W.S. Loop
Day 2 · 148 min · 8 sections
- Master the five stages
- Apply the loop to real work
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The G.R.O.W.S. Loop
- Master the five stages, Guide a conversation through Goal, Reality, Options, Will, and Support without jumping ahead.
- Apply the loop to real work, Use the G.R.O.W.S. template to structure a conversation with a team member facing a real challenge.
- Diagnose stuck moments, Recognize when to pause the loop and which hat to switch to when coachees hit walls.
- Time the conversation, Balance depth with efficiency by allocating minutes to each stage based on the challenge's complexity.
The Question Bank: Ask, Don't Tell
Day 3 · 148 min · 8 sections
- Master 12 questions
- Hand thinking back
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The Question Bank: Ask, Don't Tell
- Master 12 questions, Deploy the right question at the right moment in any coaching conversation.
- Hand thinking back, Use questions that force the coachee to own the problem and the solution.
- Rehearse with AI, Test your questioning skills against an AI playing your most resistant coachee.
- Build the habit, Install a 5-minute daily question ritual that turns your 1:1s into coaching sessions.
Listening Levels & the Silence Tool
Day 4 · 148 min · 8 sections
- Climb the Listening Ladder
- Master Silence Timing
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Listening Levels & the Silence Tool
- Climb the Listening Ladder, Move from waiting-to-talk to listening-for-meaning by spotting which level you're stuck in.
- Master Silence Timing, Use 7-12 second pauses that pull out the real issue without feeling awkward.
- Diagnose Hidden Issues, Spot the gap between what's said and what's meant by tracking emotion + context clues.
- Practice with AI, Run simulated conversations where the AI plays a distracted, defensive, or vague report to build reflexes.
Feedforward: Feedback That Builds
Day 5 · 148 min · 8 sections
- Master feedforward pivots
- Analyze backward feedback
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Feedforward: Feedback That Builds
- Master feedforward pivots, Replace 'you should have done X' with 'next time consider trying Y' to keep people focused on what's next.
- Analyze backward feedback, Spot the three triggers that make people tune out and rewrite them as testable future behaviors.
- Future-focused scripts, Deliver feedforward that sounds like coaching, not criticism, using our language shift guide.
- Build the habit, Install a weekly feedforward ritual that turns past mistakes into future experiments.
Cadences & Mentoring Structures That Last
Day 6 · 148 min · 8 sections
- Design the Coaching Cadence
- Mentoring Agreements That Survive
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Cadences & Mentoring Structures That Last
- Design the Coaching Cadence, Install a 15-minute weekly structure that turns coaching from an event into a habit.
- Mentoring Agreements That Survive, Set clear boundaries, expectations, and meeting rhythms that outlast busy quarters.
- Delegate to Grow, Use the Delegation Matrix to shift from 'doing' to 'developing' without losing control.
- AI Guardrails, Identify three mentoring tasks AI should never handle and three where it can accelerate your impact.
Capstone: Your Coaching Playbook
Day 7 · 148 min · 8 sections
- Map your conversations
- Build a conversation blueprint
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Capstone: Your Coaching Playbook
- Map your conversations, Identify which hat to wear and when, using the Three Hat Matrix for stakeholder types.
- Build a conversation blueprint, Create a G.R.O.W.S. template for recurring conversations with your team members.
- Personalize your toolkit, Curate your top 5 questions from The Question Bank and 3 silence timing rules from The Listening Ladder.
- Install the system, Set up your Coaching Cadence with mentoring agreements and a weekly AI rehearsal slot.
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