Topic 1: What is Coaching?
Coaching helps individuals:
- to increase skills and support;
- to enhance trust and confidentiality; and
- to be more effective in their roles.
Who is a coach?
A coach:
- sees the potential in the coachee;
- addresses the present and future challenges for the coachee; and
- enhances the self-awareness of the coachee.
Who is a coachee?
A coachee:
- takes personal responsibility;
- shows willingness to engage in coaching conversations; and
- takes specific action to attain the stated goals.
Coaching Activity
Complete the template to record your reflections on the 3 qualities you expect in a coach and the 3 qualities you expect in a coachee
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What is a Coaching Model?
A popular coaching model is the GROW model:
- Goals - understanding the stated goals (linking to SMART framework – goals must be specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and timely) and relate to individuals reflections;
- Reality - ability to link the stated goals to realistic situations and include personal insights;
- Options - ability to make choices and an understanding to list options to attain the stated goals; and
- Wrap-up - ability to follow specific courses of action to attain the stated goals and willingness to pursue opportunities to achieve stated goals.
GROW Coaching model
Goals - What do you want?
Complete the template to record your reflections on the questions below
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GROW Coaching model
Reality - Where are you now?
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GROW Coaching model
Options - What could you do?
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GROW Coaching model
Wrap-up - What will you do?
Complete the template to record your reflections on the questions below
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TGROW Coaching Model
A modification of the GROW model is the TGROW model - ‘T’ refers to topic for clarification and exploration
Complete the template to record some notes on what you would like to discuss with your coach
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