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BOOST Global Competence for Advancing
Social Inclusion and Career Paths for
Vulnerable Women

Coaching tool 1 - Building self-awareness

GROW questions to enhance self-awareness

Goal: what the coachee is aiming to achieve
G Questions for goal setting:
§ I would like to explore how I can help you with ……
§ What would you like to achieve from today?
§ (…)

Reality: is where the coachee is right now, her situation and
circumstances

Questions to access coachee present situation:
§ What might contribute to this situation? § How have you tried to deal with this
§ How long has this been going on for? situation?
R § When does it happen? § How effective was that?
How can you change your actions to make
How does it make you feel?
§
§
the outcome more effective?
What is the immediate impact of your
§
actions on the others (friends, family § What else needs to change?
members, teammates, etc.)? § What would be an ideal outcome for you?
§ How does this affect things in the long § (…)
term?

Option(s): choices identified to help the coachee to achieve her goal
Questions to lead the coachee to realise choices:
§ What can you do to prevent the situation? § Who else can help you to reach a successful
§ How can you put these actions into place? outcome?
§ What is the most difficult / challenging § What is the first step you need to take?
O § Why is that difficult/ what are the § action?
action you need to take?
What would happen if you didn’t take any
§
How can I help you?
obstacles?
§
(…)
§
Who can you talk to who has also
§ What can you do differently? § What support do you need to deal with ….?
experienced …?

Will: is about deciding on what the coachee will do next and for
confirming her willingness or motivation to move forward
Questions to lead the coachee to take a real action: § How will you review and monitor progress
W § When will these actions be achieved? § with your plan?
§
What actions do you need to take?
What outcome will you be pleased with?
Tell me about how you are going to
What are you going to do first?
What else can you do?
§
§ achieve your actions. § When are you going to start with ….?
§ What support will you need from me/ § When will me meet to discuss how you are
others? progressing

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