REFLEXION TOOLS FOR THE COACH

This will help you to identify your strengths and weaknesses when coaching your coachee for his development.
You can ask a colleague to complete this questionnaire also, he will provide you feedback on your coaching
attitudes.

This is a suggested list of statements about coaching attitudes. Think of your self as a coach in a coaching
session.
For each statement, circle the number that describes your current situation (circle only one number for each
item). Identify the statement where you have a low score (1 or 2) and decide on 2 areas that you want to improve
in the coming period.

Repeat this exercise again every 3 months and compare with your previous scores.

To a Small To a Large
Degree Degree

1. When my coachee’s workplan could be better, I ask him/her to rethink 1 2 3 4 5

about it and to get back to me.

2. I take time to understand my coachee’s main concerns. 1 2 3 4 5

3. I carefully prepare my thoughts before a coaching session with my 1 2 3 4 5

coachee.

4. I help my coachee see mistakes as an opportunity to learn how to do 1 2 3 4 5

things better.

5. My coachee does his own problem-solving, rather than me telling him 1 2 3 4 5

what to do.

6. I help my coachee think through situations, rather than me doing the 1 2 3 4 5

thinking for him.

7. During a coaching session, I listen very quietly and attentively. 1 2 3 4 5

8. I hear what the coachee really says to me, rather than hearing only what I 1 2 3 4 5
want to hear.

9. I ask open-ended questions to promote sharing of ideas and information 1 2 3 4 5

rather than looking for ‘yes’/’no’ responses.

10. Coaching sessions include agreement on objectives and action plans. 1 2 3 4 5

11. I restate and paraphrase the coachee’s ideas and objectives to ensure we 1 2 3 4 5
are on the same track.

12. I provide feedback (positive and negative) that focuses on behavior and 1 2 3 4 5
its consequences rather than on judgements.