Sample Powerful Coaching Questions

Impact
Need Identified Clarify the Issue /Implications Action

What’s the main goal If you were advising

What have you done
you’re focused on at me, what advice
so far to achieve this? What’s your first step?
the moment? would you give?
What do you feel is By when?
What tells you that is When have you faced
standing in your way? How should I hold you
the priority? a similar situation?
What’s stopping you accountable for this?
What would success Who could you speak
from…?
look like? to?

What is important to What difference would What experiences do How will you maintain
you in your career and this make to you? you need in your motivation and
day-to-day present role to engagement in the
What assumptions
experience? prepare you? meantime?
have you made to
What would keep you keep you where you
committed to the org? are?

What one area of your

What do you need
performance is the key In what ways are you How have you
from me to achieve
to unlocking your under-delegating? engaged role models
this?
potential? of excellence?
How do you hold
How will you share
How do you ensure yourself to higher Which LPs need your
success once this is
you’re a top quartile standards than me? attention?
achieved?
performer?

More Coaching Questions

 What are you trying to make happen in the next three months?
 What’s the most important question you are facing?
 What topic are you hoping I won’t bring up?