Coaching
with GROW

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Our aim
is to help
people
achieve

Our aim
is to help
people
achieve

This video introduces
the basic elements of
managing a coaching
session using GROW

The term “coaching”
literally comes from an old
Anglo-Saxon word for a
carriage, which is
something that takes you
from where you are now to
where you want to be.
Therefore coaching is a
vehicle to transport a
person from where they
are now to where they
want to be.

Coaching is facilitating
the learning of others
to help them reach their
unique potential.
Alec McPhedran

Alec McPhedran 2016
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on
coaching
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off
coaching
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Input from the coach
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coachee

Managing the Coaching Session with GROW
GOAL
REALITY
OPTIONS
WILL
EXPLORE
CLARIFY
GENERATE
WHAT
THEY DO?
Graham Alexander, Alan Fine
and Sir John Whitmore

Managing the Coaching Session with GROW
Graham Alexander, Alan Fine
and Sir John Whitmore
1. Use GROW as a
structure to manage
the coaching session
2. Make sure you spend
most of the time on
Options
3. Always, always finish
on the actions part Will
with quality time

A good way of looking at the GROW model is to think about how you would plan a
journey. First, you decide where you want to go. That would be your GOAL.
Then you think about where you currently are – your current REALITY.
You then explore various ways and routes to your destination, these are the OPTIONS.
Once you have considered the most appropriate options to reach your final
destination, what now WILL you do to make sure you are committed and motivated to
start your journey as well as deal with obstacles that you might meet on the way.
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 WHO
 WHAT
 WHY
 WHERE
 WHEN
 HOW
Use open ended questions for
each stage of the GROW model
 Tell me
about…
 Explain to
me…
 Describe to
me…

GOAL
CLARIFY
Establish the session goal
Make it appropriate to the time available
Use SMART where appropriate
Help the individual to identify
The Goal may change during the session
Review at the end of the session
Managing the Coaching Session with GROW
Graham Alexander, Alan Fine
and Sir John Whitmore

REALITY
EXPLORE
What have you tried so far?
What has worked/not worked?
Why is this important?
Who is involved and why?
Deadlines, facts, budgets, resources?
How important is this to you?
Managing the Coaching Session with GROW
Graham Alexander, Alan Fine
and Sir John Whitmore

OPTIONS
GENERATE
Brainstorm ideas
Be incredibly creative too
Think about some scope for selecting options
Use the Force Field analysis for each key option
Select Option A and back up Option B
Managing the Coaching Session with GROW
Graham Alexander, Alan Fine
and Sir John Whitmore

WILL
WHAT
Clarify actions THEY will take
Deadlines and results
Discuss success criteria
Support available
Use who, what, why, where, when and how for
each action
THEY DO?
Managing the Coaching Session with GROW
Graham Alexander, Alan Fine
and Sir John Whitmore

Coaching is facilitating
the learning of others
to help them reach their
unique potential.
Alec McPhedran

Managing the Coaching Session with GROW
Graham Alexander, Alan Fine
and Sir John Whitmore

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