Growing with the GROW model

While I was out sick, we've had a new winner for the highest pageview count for a single post.  The brief writeup of the GROW coaching model blasted past the century mark to take the crown from the Baltimore Story (the ball is in your court Charles :)).

At the same time, I needed an outline for an issue paper this afternoon - and the GROW model worked very nicely in that context.

[Bob Grifiths reached out in the comments of that original GROW Coaching model post and appears top have a  lot to add to the discussion at his site: www.bobgriffiths.com


GROW (Goal, Reality, Options/Obstacles, Way Forward) - Try it - you'll like it :)

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