StretchLearn Course

Get More from Every Mentoring Relationship

Whether you are the mentor or the mentee, learn the structures that turn good intentions into real growth.

Beginner9 hrSelf PacedRegistered

Course Overview

What this course is designed to develop

Mentoring is one of the highest-leverage development activities available, yet most relationships stall within three months because neither party knows how to run them. This course teaches the specific mechanics of great mentoring from both seats — how to set a contract, run structured sessions, give and receive candid feedback, and track measurable progress. You will leave with ready-to-use templates and a personal mentoring plan.

Learning Outcomes

What the learner should be able to understand, build, or execute.

Design a written mentoring contract covering goals, meeting cadence, and ground rules

Facilitate a 45-minute structured mentoring session using the GROW model

Identify and request the right mentor archetype for a specific development goal

Apply the Johari Window to surface blind spots through mentoring conversations

Track mentoring ROI using a three-metric progress dashboard

Navigate common stalls — mismatched expectations, over-dependence, and advice fatigue

Curriculum Preview

Inside the curriculum: a structured path from fundamentals to execution.

Preview the course structure, see how the modules build on one another, and understand the path this program is designed to take you through.

Module 1

Module 1: The Mentoring Relationship: What It Is and Is Not

Clarify the distinct roles of mentor, coach, sponsor, and advisor, and understand the research on why some mentoring relationships produce outsized results while most plateau.

3 lessons

Mentor, Coach, Sponsor, Advisor — Four Different RelationshipsContent · 45 min

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What Research Says Makes Mentoring WorkContent · 45 min

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Finding and Approaching the Right MentorContent · 45 min

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Module 2

Module 2: Building the Foundation: Contracts, Goals, and Agreements

Create the structural conditions — written agreements, clear goals, and mutual expectations — that allow a mentoring relationship to deliver measurable outcomes rather than pleasant conversation.

3 lessons

Writing a Mentoring Contract That Both Parties KeepContent · 45 min

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Setting Mutual Expectations as Mentor and MenteeContent · 45 min

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Using the GROW Model to Structure Every SessionContent · 45 min

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Module 3

Module 3: Giving and Receiving Feedback That Creates Change

Master the specific mechanics of developmental feedback — how to deliver observations that land, how to receive challenge without shutting down, and how to use the Johari Window to surface blind spots.

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Delivering Candid Developmental FeedbackContent · 45 min

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Receiving Feedback Without Shutting DownContent · 45 min

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Using the Johari Window to Surface Blind SpotsContent · 45 min

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Module 4

Module 4: Sustaining Growth: Tracking Progress, Avoiding Stalls, and Closing Well

Implement a measurement system, diagnose and fix the most common relationship stalls, and conduct a closing conversation that captures learning and leaves both parties energized.

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Tracking Mentoring Progress with a Three-Metric DashboardContent · 45 min

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Diagnosing and Fixing Common Mentoring StallsContent · 45 min

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Closing a Mentoring Relationship Well — and What Comes NextContent · 45 min

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Built for Application

A complete learning path, not a one-off inspiration hit.

This program is designed around progression: focused lessons, structured modules, applied resources, assessments, and a course rhythm that turns information into usable capability.

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