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BOOST Global Competence for Advancing
Social Inclusion and Career Paths for
Vulnerable Women
FAQ4: What coaching tools are most appropriate?

Goal definition is a key stone in any coaching programme. Thus, specific objectives must be defined
for each development area of the BOOST coaching model. To support the women in defining and
achieving their goals, and to make the progress they want to make, in each of the indicated level it is
suggested to use the EXACT goal setting model for coaching.

EXACT stands for:

E Explicit The goal must have only one focus

X Xciting The goal must be positively framed and must be inspiring

A Assessable The goal must be measurable

C Challenging The goal must make the coachee leave their comfort zone

T Time-framed The goal must be ideally framed in a three to six months’ timeline

Using the EXACT model for goal setting?
The core question on an initial stage is “What is your long-term goal?” and this question is valid to
each of the four levels of the BOOST coaching model. Start by asking your coachee what is it that she
wants to achieve in each level. You must explore with her all the possibilities and use the suggested
proposed questions, for each level, to meet the criteria of the EXACT model definition.

Example of questions for goal definition
E
Explicit Is this goal in line with your life vision?

X When you think about what you want to achieve does it give you a sense of deep
Xciting
contentment or 'rightness', happiness and/or excitement?
A
Assessable How will you know when you have gotten there?
C Is this something you genuinely want, or is it something you think you should
Challenging
have or should be doing?
T
Time-framed How long will you take to achieve this goal?

These are transversal questions that can help you support your coachee to define a long-term goal for
each one of the levels of the BOOST coaching model. You can add to these questions, the specific
questions listed in the “Powerful coaching questions for goal setting” of the BOOST coaching toolbox.
You have an available set of five tailored questions for each level.

In the table below, you can also find an indication of the coaching tools that you can use to support
your coachee developing her global competence.

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