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roblem, not YOU. Do not impose your solution on the coachee.GROWGROW: Options CheckEncourage them to speaking out “impossible” solutions (they might have the seed for a good solution in them).Breaking negative attitudes Why this step, what is important? THE AIM IS: find as many solutions / as many alternatives as possible. GROWGROW: Options CheckDon’t hide it. If you have something to contribute, do so. But be careful how you do it. A good way is the following: ”I could think of some more options. Do you want to hear them?” They will be willing. Make sure that your options are NOT an order, are not necessarily the best. Do not go into every detail of your idea it is not you who should solve the problem. Make sure that they are just a one point on the Option list, no better and no worse than the other points. You have a good suggestion for the coachee? GROWGROW: Options CheckStep 1: Let the coachee note down ALL options an Option List.Step 2: Select the best options: Go through the list again. Look at every single option. Pick out the most likely (might be a bination of more than one item). Balance the options, the good and the bad, the disadvantages and the advantages against each other, . ? might be too time consuming, ? might not fit personality of the coachee, ? might lack certain hard skills to do it, etc. Step 3: Check options against the goal: Will this option help to achieve the goal the coachee was setting him/herself earlier?What to do with all the options? GROWGROW: Options Check: Questions to help the coachee find the a wide variety of optionsDo not hide your suggestions: say: I have a suggestion. Do not try to direct the coachee to accept your suggestion through your questionsREMEMBER: Coaching is done to help the coachee help him/herself to solve a problem. THEY should solve the problem, not YOU. Do not impose your solution on the coachee.GROWGROW: What? When? Who? Will be achieved by them answering a lot of questions. The main ones are: ”Which options will you chose?” “Who must be informed?”“When will you begin and when will you end?””What kind of support do you need?”Why this step? THE AIM IS: Sent them out with a clear plan of what to do and whenGROWGROW: Will?Answering the “Will?” Question: You have to ensure that the coachee sticks to his plan. Method: Your final question will be: “ how sure are you that you really finalise this option to achieve the aim?” If the coachee is unsure, ? he/she should be motivated to cross out some things on the plan? Or he/she could give him/herself a little more time. Other important tasks: Be tough with a time mitment. Make the coachee name a STARTING date and an END. Talk about obstacles: Addressing them prepares the coachee. What is your role Get a mitmentGROWGROW: What? When? Who? Will? Questions to help the coachee realise his planREMEMBER: Coaching i