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 :)

It's a small world

At work today, a fellow PM explained that a client had taken her idea and made it his own.  She learned about an issue, listened to two sides (Client and third-party vendor) and led the client to a third option.  The client discovered this third option, made it her own, and proposed it.  Issue resolved.  Client takes full credit.  PM gets the best possible outcome - she is the grease that make the project succeed.

Well done fellow PM!