Personal Development & Coaching

GROW Model

A four-step coaching conversation: set a goal, look at reality, explore options and commit to a way forward.

How to use this worksheet
  1. Start with the goal. It must be something the coachee wants and can influence.
  2. Spend real time on reality before options: facts first, interpretations second.
  3. Collect at least three options, including an unusual one, before choosing.
  4. End with a concrete commitment: what, by when, and how you will know. Ask for a confidence score from 1 to 10.
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What do you want to achieve? Make it specific and something you can influence.

Prompts and example

Ask yourself

  • What would success look like in concrete terms?
  • Why does this matter to you?
  • How will you know you have reached it?

Example

Deliver three 20-minute talks at industry events by December and feel calm doing it.

Where are you now? What has happened so far and what is in the way?

Prompts and example

Ask yourself

  • What have you tried so far, and what happened?
  • What is in your control, what is not?
  • How strong is your motivation, 1 to 10?

Example

I have given two internal talks and got good feedback on content. I freeze on unexpected questions and rush the end. Motivation: 8/10.

What could you do? List many options before judging them.

Prompts and example

Ask yourself

  • What else could you try?
  • What would you do if you had no constraints?
  • What would someone you admire do?

Example

- Join a Toastmasters club - Rehearse Q&A with a colleague, with hard questions - Record and review my talks - Co-present once with an experienced speaker

What will you do, by when, and what could stop you?

Prompts and example

Ask yourself

  • Which option do you choose and why?
  • What is the first step, and when?
  • What could get in the way, and what will you do then?
  • How committed are you, 1 to 10? What would make it a 10?

Example

This week: contact Toastmasters and visit one meeting (by Friday). Month end: two Q&A rehearsals with Sam. Obstacle: busy season. Fallback: do the rehearsals during lunch. Commitment: 8/10.

Before you finish

About the GROW model

GROW was developed in the 1980s by Graham Alexander, Alan Fine and John Whitmore and is one of the most widely used structures for coaching conversations.

Its strength is that it keeps the conversation moving forward in order. The most common mistake is jumping to options before the goal and the reality are clear.

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