Enable Strategy Lab
GROW Coaching Model
Goal, Reality, Options, Will - a structured coaching conversation that actually ends in committed action.
Most 1:1 conversations drift - a bit of catching up, a bit of venting, and everyone leaves without anything actually decided. GROW is a simple four-part structure that keeps a coaching conversation (with an employee, a partner, or yourself) pointed at an outcome. Goal names what you're actually trying to achieve. Reality is an honest, unflinching look at where things stand right now - not the polished version. Options is a genuine brainstorm of what could be done, without judging ideas as they come out. Will is the specific commitment: what will actually be done, by when, and how you'll know it happened. Build a plan for a real goal or performance conversation and walk away with something concrete instead of good intentions.
Included in All Access, or unlock it on its own.
Start here first: free Academy course
The GROW Coaching Model
A 1:1 that rambles without structure usually ends with vague good intentions and no actual commitment to act. The four GROW questions turn that same conversation into one that consistently ends in a real, committed next step. Skip the structure and you keep having the same supportive-sounding conversation that changes nothing.
- 1.Goal and RealityThe first two letters of GROW - and why skipping straight to solutions is the most common coaching mistake.
- 2.Options and WillWhy Options should come before you offer your own opinion - and why Will is the only step that actually creates change.
- 3.Pick a ConversationName a real 1:1, performance conversation, or personal goal you could run through GROW.
- 4.Quick CheckA few questions to lock in what you just covered.
- 5.Build Your PlanTurn the conversation you named into a real GROW plan - Goal, Reality, Options, and a Will statement with a real date.
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What does the GROW Coaching Model do?
Most 1:1 conversations drift - a bit of catching up, a bit of venting, and everyone leaves without anything actually decided. GROW is a simple four-part structure that keeps a coaching conversation (with an employee, a partner, or yourself) pointed at an outcome. Goal names what you're actually trying to achieve. Reality is an honest, unflinching look at where things stand right now - not the polished version. Options is a genuine brainstorm of what could be done, without judging ideas as they come out. Will is the specific commitment: what will actually be done, by when, and how you'll know it happened. Build a plan for a real goal or performance conversation and walk away with something concrete instead of good intentions.
How much does the GROW Coaching Model cost?
It's included in All Access along with every other Lab and the full Academy, or you can unlock it on its own. The membership page has the current options.
Is it built for Australian businesses?
Yes. Enable Strategy Lab is built in Queensland for Australian small business owners, using Australian dollars, GST and Australian terms throughout.
Do I need to be good with numbers or strategy?
No. Each Lab walks you through one step at a time in plain English, with examples, and saves your work as you go so you can come back to it.
Is there anything I should read first?
Yes: the free Academy course "The GROW Coaching Model" explains the thinking behind this Lab in 5 short lessons.