Using the GROWS Model for coaching
How to use GROWS model during the goal setting process
| Your role is to: | What you do |
G | Help clarify the GOAL | Help your trainee to set and articulate their goals. • Help set clear goals and identify what they would like to achieve • Agree areas for discussion in the session |
R | Help them understand what is happening now / REALITY of the situation | Get a clear picture of what’s actually happening, when it happens, what the effects are and what they have tried to do about it so far (motivation). • Clarify the issue / situation • Determine current impact • Determine future implications |
O | Help them to find out what is possible by generating and assessing OPTIONS | Have your trainee describe an ideal outcome and encourage exploring a range of ways this may be achieved • Brainstorm many options • Assess pros and cons • Only offer your ideas after you have pushed them hard to come up with their own |
W | Help them determine a WAY FORWARD & commit to the best actions | Convert the discussion to a decision. • Help them determine a way forward • Identify possible obstacles to overcome • Work out what they are actually going to do |
S | Help identify who else can SUPPORT them | Allow the trainee to think of all the people who can help them move forward with their goal. • Help them see how people can be a resource |
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