Coaching practices for Is it Appropriate to Request Skip Level Coaching for Career Development

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• I only ever coach in the rare formal sit-down and then default to firing off answers in every quick hallway exchange
• I see myself as having outgrown all that rigid structure and discipline, but my life keeps falling apart in exactly the places that need it
• I either throw someone in too deep and watch them flounder, or I keep a hand on everything long after they’ve outgrown it and can feel them getting stifled
• I think I’m asking questions, but they’re really suggestions in disguise
• When I replay my coaching conversations I’m talking way more than the other person

Practices that may help

1. Coaching — high direction and high support for the disillusioned learner
   When early enthusiasm dips but skill is still forming, combine clear guidance with active encouragement.
   Situational Leadership, Made Practical
2. Use GROW in brief leadership conversations, not just formal coaching sessions
   Apply GROW structure to 5-minute hallway conversations and 1-on-1 check-ins — not only to hour-long coaching sessions.
   The GROW Model: Coaching Conversations That Actually Move People
3. Avoid level-jumping: build through each stage rather than skipping
   Recognize when you’re bypassing a developmental level that still has unresolved challenges.
   Spiral Dynamics, Made Practical
4. Match the delegation level to the person’s current competence and confidence
   Over-delegate to someone who isn’t ready and they fail; under-delegate and they stagnate.
   Delegation Levels, Made Practical
5. Powerful open questions at every stage
   Ask questions that invite thinking, not ones that suggest answers — and ask more than you tell.
   The GROW Coaching Model, Made Practical
6. Maintain a high question-to-statement ratio throughout GROW
   Ask questions far more often than you offer statements — the coachee’s thinking is the product.
   The GROW Model: Coaching Conversations That Actually Move People
7. Spend real time on growth, not just tasks
   Regularly leave the weeds and talk about career, skills, and where they’re headed.
   Effective One-on-Ones, Made Practical
8. Seek developmental feedback, not just performance feedback
   Ask for feedback that challenges your assumptions about how you see, not just how you perform.
   Kegan’s Subject-Object Theory, Made Practical
9. Use delegation as a development tool
   Assign Q3 tasks to team members who are ready to stretch — and treat the learning curve as the point.
   The Eisenhower Matrix and Delegation
10. Set the Goal — establish what the conversation is for
    Begin every coaching conversation by clarifying what the person wants to achieve in this session.
    The GROW Model: Coaching Conversations That Actually Move People

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