Coaching practices for Why Should Coaches Care About Developmental Stages
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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
- When I coach people, almost everything out of my mouth is about their body
- I start each coaching conversation from scratch and never circle back to what the person said they’d do last time
- When someone I’m coaching brings me a topic, we just end up circling it and venting
Practices that may help
- 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 - 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 - Rewrite internal-focus coaching cues as external-focus equivalents
Audit your coaching language and convert body-focused instructions to effect-focused ones.
External Focus of Attention, Made Practical - 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 - Clarify the Goal with precision
Establish exactly what the person wants to achieve — not the presenting topic, but the specific, owned outcome.
The GROW Coaching Model, Made Practical - Coach the person, not just the problem
The most important thing a manager can work on is the person’s capacity to handle future problems, not just today’s.
The Leader as Coach: A New Management Paradigm - Obstacle anticipation before close
Before ending, ask "what could get in the way?" and pre-plan the response.
The GROW Coaching Model, Made Practical - 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 - Generate Options before evaluating any
Brainstorm all possible paths before judging — then the coachee, not the coach, narrows them.
The GROW Coaching Model, Made Practical - Treat each person as an individual with distinct needs and aspirations
Know what each team member needs to grow and provide support tailored to them.
Transformational Leadership, Made Practical
Related concerns
- How Can I Help Coaching
Telling people how you’ll help before finding out what kind of help they want is one of the most common management errors.
Ask "How can I help?" instead of assuming
- Performance Coaching
Apply GROW structure to 5-minute hallway conversations and 1-on-1 check-ins — not only to hour-long coaching sessions.
Use GROW in brief leadership conversations, not just formal coaching sessions
- Coaching Framework For Goals
Establish exactly what the person wants to achieve — not the presenting topic, but the specific, owned outcome.
Clarify the Goal with precision
- Coaching Goal Setting
Establish exactly what the person wants to achieve — not the presenting topic, but the specific, owned outcome.
- Coaching Question Techniques
Ask questions that invite thinking, not ones that suggest answers — and ask more than you tell.
Powerful open questions at every stage
- Coaching Session Goal
Establish exactly what the person wants to achieve — not the presenting topic, but the specific, owned outcome.
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