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Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Coaching - The GROW Model

One of the things that can make or break a PM is the ability to coach team members.  I was introduced to a very good and simple coaching model in a recent webinar - the GROW coaching model.


Here is the Wikipedia entry:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GROW_model

I've begun sneaking this into conversations with the people I interact with, and my experiences have been positive.  The GROW model helps me organize my thinking and discussion, and this helps me be a coach instead of the role I often go to - problem solver.

Goal:  What do you want?
Reality:  What have you got now?
Options:  What could you do about this?
Way Forward:  What will you do?

I like easy and effective techniques.

Alan

2 comments:

  1. Hi, Very good explanation of GROW. I find it is useful to separate out the 'O' into 2 meanings. Firstly Obstacles then Options. In that way you can look at it as 'Where do I want to be?' 'Where am I now?' 'What is stopping me just going straight to where I want to go?' 'How can I get around those obstacles?' and 'What am I going to do now?' If anyone wants more details I have created a website about GROW which you can find at www.bobgriffiths.com. I have also created a short animation to illustrate the above points. I have also designed some software based on GROW which I would like to see tested by project managers. There is more information at https://coachmaster.co.uk/Coachmaster.html. If anyone would like to do some testing please get in touch bob(at)bobgriffiths dot com. Cheers, Bob

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  2. Thanks for your great thoughts about grow coaching

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