Grow Coaching Questions

Goal
1. What would you like to achieve this session?
2. What do you need to know or understand?
3. What would you like to happen that is not happening now?
4. What would be your evidence of success?
5. What would you like to be different after this session?
6. Can we do that in the time available?

Reality
1. What is happening at the moment?
2. What is your perception of the situation?
3. How do you know this is accurate?
4. What other factors are relevant?
5. What is their perception of the situation?
6. What have you tried so far?
7. What obstacles would need to be overcome on the way?
8. What resources do you already have?
9. What other resources will you need?

Options
1. What could you do to change the situation?
2. What alternatives are there to that approach?
3. What possibilities for action do you see?
4. What approach / actions have you seen used, or used yourself, in similar circumstances?
5. Would you like my thoughts on the subject?
6. Who might be able to help?
7. Which options do you like the most?
8. What are their benefits and pitfalls?
9. Which option will you choose?

Way Forward
1. What are the next steps?
2. Precisely when will you take them?
3. What might get in the way?
4. What support do you need?
5. How and when will you enlist the support?
6. How committed are you on a scale of 1-10 to these steps actions?
 GROW: Observation Sheet
Initials of the Peer Coaching member who is the Coach.

Goal

H How has rapport been

established? Has the session
goal(s) been understood and
agreed? Are there clear
measures of success?

Reality
Have both perceptions of the
current situation been
expressed? Is there a shared
understanding?

Options
Have they explored a range
of options? Has the coachee
come up with his/her own
ideas? Has the coach made
suggestions? Have any
obstacles or constraints
been identified?

Way Forward

Have they summarised

actions to complete for the
next session (for example,
specific workplace tasks)?
Have objectives for the next
session been agreed upon?
Is the team member
committed to take action?