This document discusses mentoring and coaching for NCOs. It defines mentoring as a professional relationship where an experienced person guides another to develop personally and professionally, promoting mission success and helping airmen achieve their goals. The presenter outlines roles for mentors such as advisor, coach, and discusses topics for mentoring like professional development, leadership, and career planning. It emphasizes creating a learning environment to develop others and shares lessons like seeking multiple mentors and not trying too hard to mentor.

1. Coaching
NCOs
SCOTT JOHNSON
SNCO PES 2022

3. Scott Johnson
Assistant AMU Superintendent at the
Presidential Airlift Group
Leading teams since 2011
◦ All Ranks
◦ Civilian
Enlisted in Jan of 2008
◦ 2 MAJCOMs, 2 Bases
◦ 5 Deployments
Married, 2 Kids

4. Overview
• Meet the Presenter
• A Definition
• Roles
• Mentoring Topics
• Enlisted Force Structure
• Learning Environment
• Lessons Learned

5. • How do you define your mentoring?
• Air Force Definition
• Mentorship is a type of professional relationship in which a person with greater experience and wisdom guides
another person to develop both personally and professionally. This relationship helps achieve mission success
and motivates Airmen to achieve their goals.
• Promotes a climate of inclusion that can help foster and develop the diverse strengths, perspectives, and
capabilities of all Airmen. Air Force capabilities and warfighting competencies are enhanced by diversity among
its personnel.
Definition

7. "If you want to travel fast,
travel alone; if you want
to travel far, travel
together."
- Lois J. Zachary

8. ADVISOR
◦ Initiate communication
◦ Formulate goals
◦ Short-term
◦ Long-term
◦ Open mind, act as a bridge
◦ Ask Questions
COACH
Mentor Roles
◦ Technical competence
◦ Task oriented
◦ Training opportunities
◦ Strategically assess progress
◦ Short duration
◦ Specific objectives

10. Topics
◦ Professional Development
◦ Air Force Doctrine
◦ Core Values
◦ Diversity and Inclusion
◦ Institutional Competencies
◦ Professional Reading
◦ Senior Leaders reading lists
◦ Leadership Books
◦ Functional Development
◦ Occupational Competencies
◦ Career Planning
◦ Educational Opportunities

11. ONE:
Contribute to Professional
Climate and Culture
TWO:
Harmonize caring for
people and mission
execution
THREE:
Share knowledge,
experience, and enforce
standards
FOUR:
Continued development
FIVE:
Strategic Thinking
SIX:
Teach and influence tactics
and strategies to others
Enlisted Force
Structure

12. "We often seek mentoring from
the wrong sources, we don't
always recognize its value, and
we sometimes discount its merit
when it doesn't have immediate
application.”
- Lt. Col Tom Angelo

13. Learning Environment
Developing others is the most rewarding
part of your mission.
To ensure success, create a “learning
environment”
Remove barriers to learning
Encourage potential
Motivate others to develop
… to produce positive results

14. Overcoming common mistakes
• Seek out numerous mentors
• Don’t try so hard
• Keep an open mind
• Both Continuous and discrete
• Understanding can come later
Lessons Learned

15. Thank You
LinkedIn
www.linkedin.com/in/scottmcjohn
son
Email
Scott.Johnson@whmo.mil
or
Scott.Johnson.64@us.af.mil