Coaching practices for The Grow Model Coaching Conversations That Actually Move People When Burned Out

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  • When I replay my coaching conversations I’m talking way more than the other person
  • I only ever coach in the rare formal sit-down and then default to firing off answers in every quick hallway exchange
  • I give my team a sharp, accurate read on what’s going wrong and exactly how to fix it, and they nod and walk away
  • I start each coaching conversation from scratch and never circle back to what the person said they’d do last time
  • Someone comes to me with "it’s a disaster, he doesn’t respect me," and I just take their version at face value and start fixing

Practices that may help

  1. 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
  2. The GROW Model: Coaching Conversations That Actually Move People
    The GROW model (Goal, Reality, Options, Will/Way Forward), popularized by John Whitmore’s Coaching for Performance, is the most widely used coaching conversation framework. It works by sequencing a conversation from goal clarity through honest reality assessment to option generation and commitment — resisting the coach’s instinct to jump straight to advice. Evidence is clinical rather than from controlled trials, though the underlying principles map onto well-supported psychological mechanisms.
  3. 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
  4. The GROW Coaching Model, Made Practical
    GROW (Goal, Reality, Options, Will) is a structured four-stage conversation framework that guides a person from a clear goal through an honest assessment of current reality, to a generated set of options, and finally to a committed action. It is the most widely used coaching model in executive and workplace coaching; evidence is primarily practitioner consensus and observational, not randomized controlled trials.
  5. Raise awareness and build responsibility simultaneously
    Help the person see their situation more clearly while also connecting them to their ownership of it.
    The GROW Model: Coaching Conversations That Actually Move People
  6. Close the GROW loop with session review
    At the start of the next session, review what was committed and what actually happened before setting a new goal.
    The GROW Coaching Model, Made Practical
  7. Explore Reality — establish an honest assessment of the current situation
    Help the person see their current situation clearly and specifically, without judgment or premature solutions.
    The GROW Model: Coaching Conversations That Actually Move People
  8. Secure Will — convert the best option into a specific commitment
    Close the conversation with a specific, self-declared commitment to a concrete next action.
    The GROW Model: Coaching Conversations That Actually Move People
  9. 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
  10. Obstacle anticipation before close
    Before ending, ask "what could get in the way?" and pre-plan the response.
    The GROW Coaching Model, Made Practical

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