Chapter 6: Stage 1: Clarifying Coaching Needs and Goals

Overview

By the end of this stage of the coaching process, you should have the following outcomes :

• Agreement that a development need exists and a broad idea of what that need is.

• An understanding, by the coachee and all stakeholders, of what coaching is and what the process will involve.

• Clearly stated goals for the coaching programme.

This is the first stage of the coaching process. During this stage the coach and the coachee will establish that there is a real need for coaching and will discuss the overall goals for the process. The specific objectives will come a little later “ perhaps during the same meeting, or, more likely, during the next meeting.