Prepare to coach and mentor the continuous improvement team members (identified in step 4). To do this: Read through the steps below and make notes to use at the meeting. Explain how you will facilitate effective group interaction and build rapport with the team members to ensure positive working relationships. Set questions to ask team members about their vision for continuous improvement to guide your mentoring (e.g., how can you contribute to the continuous improvement team, what benefits do you want to obtain from being part of this team? etc). Prepare to coach team on how to be innovative (e.g., select a creative thinking tool such as opposite thinking that you will introduce them to and demonstrate). Create a questionnaire that you will use to seek feedback from team members on how you ran the meeting. Keep in mind that coaching focuses on the present immediate situation whereas mentoring focus on the future. Meet with at least two team members (identified in Section 1 of your Project Portfolio). At your meeting