For employees to act on coaching commitments, or agreements to improve, the coach has to help guide them to specific behavioral actions that will help drive the desired improvement.
It’s not enough to only discuss what needs to improve or change, rather, we have to get to how they will do it differently next time. Only after we’ve agreed on specific behavioral actions, can a person be expected to perform it!
Most people find it difficult to improve performance on a metric when the commitment is simply to “keep working on your probing questions”. But most people are able to easily act on a commitment that includes specific probing questions to try next time!
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1. Coach was prepared?
2. Coach warmly connected?
3. Coach praised/appreciated first and genuinely.
4. Coach addressed a single corrective behavior?
5. Coach addressed the highest-value corrective behavior?
6. Coach asked questions about causes/impacts and solutions?
7. Coach avoided judging / mistrusting / aggressive language?
8. Coach addressed objections and get buy-in?
9. Coach asked for agreement/commitment for a specific action/behavior?
10. Coach offered actions/commitment to take in support of Agent's commitment?
11. Coach ended on a high-note?
1. Coach got a specific, behavioral commitment for how Agent will improve?
2. Agent's commitments were incremental/step goals, not just a mirror of the end goal?
3. Coach's commitment actions were appropriate/supportive of Agent's commitment?
4. Coach's follow-up date/timeline matches urgency/severity of Agent's opportunity.
1. Coach conducted session in appropriate location?
2. Coach conformed to acceptable amount of time for coaching session?
3. Coach followed prescribed coaching methods?
4. Coach captured session details and notes if/as/where required?
5. Coach recorded follow-up tasks/actions?
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