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Tips
for Using the GROW
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Use more 'ask'
than 'tell'; elicit
innovative ideas from your player – don't just try to show you are
smart
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Think creatively – not just
systematically, invite
radical
ideas, particularly in the Options and Wrap-up steps
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Illustrate, and check understanding, throughout by using
specific examples – from your own and the player's experiences
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In the wrap-up stage, get the player to
say exactly what the action plan is.
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The GROW (Goal, Reality, Options,
Wrap-up) model is one of the most common
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coaching
tools.
It enables the coach to structure a coaching conversation and
deliver a meaningful result.
The discussion should
start with defining the topic in order to understand what
specifically the player wants to talk about, what territory you are
in, the scale of the problem, the importance and emotional
significance of the topic to the player and the player’s long-term
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vision
of goal for the topic.
A Simple Four-Step
Structure
The framework provides a simple four-step
structure for a coaching session:
Step 1: Goal.
Coach and player agree on a specific aim,
objective and topic for the discussion. This goal is not the longer-term
objective that the player has. This desired outcome is to be achieved within
the limits of the discussion.
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Problem Solving Strategies:
4 Levels
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Turn Problems to Opportunities:
6 Tips
Step 1: Goal.
Coach and player identify and agree on a number of clear and
achievable
goals
(outcomes) for the discussion. This goal is not the longer-term
objective that the player has. This desired outcome is to be
achieved within the limits of the discussion.
Step 2: Reality.
Both coach and player invite self-assessment and offer specific
examples to illustrate their points and achieve the most accurate
picture of the topic possible.
Step 3: Options.
In the options stage the coach’s intention is to draw out a list
of what all that is possible for the player to do without judgment
and evaluation. Coach elicits suggestions from the player by
asking effective questions and guides him/her towards making the
right choices.
Step 4: Wrap-up.
In this stage the coach’s intention is to gain
commitment to action. Coach and player select the most
appropriate options, commit to
action,
define the action plan, the next steps and a timeframe for their
objectives and identify how to overcome obstacles.
Self-Coaching: Using the
GROW Model on Yourself
To
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improve
your performance and develop an
effective
roadmap to your
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personal success,
you can also use the GROW model on yourself: identify specific goals you
wish to achieve; assess the current situation; list your options and make
choices; and, finally, make steps towards your goal specific and define
timing...
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