Chapter 9: Stage 4: Doing a Task or Activity

Overview

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

• A completed task or activity.

• Evidence of how the coachee has performed on which to base your reflection/review.

The fourth stage of the coaching process is to start to implement your agreed plan. It is about focusing on carrying out your planned activities so that together, in the next stage, you can work on the specific areas/behaviours that will need to be changed in order for the overall performance to be improved.

Your plan will involve actions under two main categories: first, application “ practising the job/task or activity that the coachee wants to improve; second, collecting data and evidence about how well the coachee has done during that practice. Evidence in this sense means information about how the person has performed “ this may be data gained via self-appraisal, observation, feedback or tangible results such as reports , statistical data or products.