The GROW Coaching Model
The originators of this coaching framework saw that, just as in sports, many individuals were struggling to achieve goals because they were not learning from experience and were not aware of the knowledge within themselves that would help them. This GROW Coaching Model Template helps you to monitor the progress of coaching based on the GROW model by keeping a record of goals, obstacles, commitments and timescales.
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GROW is an acronym of the four key elements of a coaching session.
Goal is the endpoint that the coachee wants to achieve. The goal must be SMART so that the individual knows when it is attained.
Reality is where the coachee is now. This requires the current issues and the challenges to be stated. Then an assessment of how far the coachee is away from their goal can be made.
Obstacles/Options - first the obstacles stopping the coachee attaining their goal need to be identified. (Without any obstacles the goal has already been attained!). Then the coachee needs to come up with different 'options,' or ways to deal with them.
Way forward - once the coachee has defined their options they can then devise the necessary action steps required to meet their goal.
The value of GROW is that it is easily understood and straightforward to apply. The version described in this eBook to help you develop your coaching competencies has a double/two-fold definition of the 'O' - Obstacles and Options.
Each coaching session must have a goal that is specific and measurable. This will help the coachee move from their current reality to their goal. Within these sessions you will explore the obstacles the coachee faces and what potential options exist for removing them.
The GROW process is not necessarily sequential and each of the stages may be revisited several times during the coaching session or process. The objectives of each stage of the GROW process are summarized in the table below, with examples of the types of questions you could ask as coach.
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Within this table are a number of statements that you need to address before moving to the next step of the GROW model coaching framework. The table also provides some sample questions you can use to help your coachee identify what is preventing them from attaining their goal and then how they can change this situation so that they can successfully achieve their goal.
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Management Coaching Skills and Models | Coaching and Active Listening | Asking Questions in a Coaching Session | Coaching and Goal-setting | Giving Feedback to the Coachee | Building Rapport with the Coachee | Demonstrating Empathy and Using Intuition in Coaching | Coaching Models and 'The Inner Game' | The TGROW Coaching Model | The OSKAR Coaching Model | Organizational Barriers to Coaching.
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