Options Conversation Planning Tool OPTIONS Conversation Planning Tool OPTIONS Conversation Planning Tool This tool allows you to plan and practice a coaching conversation by choosing the questions you want to ask for the OPTIONS step of the GROW process. To select the question for the conversation, select "Include." Participant Name * Alex Lekhtinen Beth Sisson Bobby Jones Grover Hardin Joe Blow John B John Bruce JW Bruce Jwal Bruce Karen Brunner Kristi Tjo Patrick Participant Ric Bruce Tori Brunner Victoria Brunner Option Questions Step 3B of the GROW Coaching System generates ideas for OPTIONS (actions) on the part of the employee that, if taken, could contribute to the solution of the problem. OPTIONS are steps that overcome the OBSTACLES and achieve the GOAL. Focus of OPTIONS Questions: • What activities, behavioral changes, education or skills can the employee acquire to achieve the GOAL? • Prioritize based upon difficulty and probability of success • Create rules and negative consequences of a given action • Identify potential distractions and de-railers To select the question for the conversation, select "Yes"; to exclude the question click "No." OPTION 1 - Where can you go to get advice or technical assistance? Include OPTION 2 - Which actions have the highest Probability of Success (POS)? Include OPTION 3 - If things don’t go well, when will you get me involved? Include OPTION 4 - What are the pros and cons of this option? Include OPTION 5 - Imagine you already reached your goal. How did you do it? Include OPTION 6 - What possibilities for action can you see? (Don’t worry about whether they are realistic at this stage.) Include OPTION 7 - What approach/actions have you used or observed with others in similar circumstances? Include OPTION 8 - What else could you do? Include OPTION 9 - What if the OBSTACLES didn’t exist, what would you do now? Include Submit Δ
