Frequent coaching can be beneficial for everyone involved. When you coach your team members effectively, you get to know them better, you help them to reach their full potential, and you develop your own coaching skills. You can also identify issues and challenges before they become major problems.
Many people view coaching as a corrective tool, but it's much more than that. It can be a highly effective way of helping your team members explore their goals and ambitions, and of encouraging positive change within your organization.
This quiz will help you to understand and assess your coaching skills. It also provides advice and guidance that you can use to develop your people effectively.
How Good Are Your Coaching Skills?
For each statement, click the button in the column that best describes you. Try to answer questions as you really see them rather than how you think you should, and don't worry if some questions seem to score in the "wrong direction." When you are finished, click the "Calculate My Total" button at the bottom of the test, then take a look at the tips and advice related to your score at the end of this quiz.
We've based our quiz questions on the six golden rules of coaching, which can be applied to most coaching situations. The six rules are:
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- Coaching is founded on confidentiality and trust.
- Solutions lie within the coachee.
- There is no judgment or fixed agenda, but there is an agreed goal.
- Coaching is about the whole person.
- The coach and coachee are equal partners.
- Coaching looks to the future and next actions.
When you follow these rules, your coaching sessions will likely be effective and productive. Let's look at each one in more detail, and explore how it relates to the quiz and to your coaching skills.
Tip:
There are a number of useful coaching models that you can use with your team, including the GROW Model and the POSITIVE Model.
Coaching Is Founded on Confidentiality and Trust
(Questions 1, 9)
Tip:
Generally, people will be much more committed to changing their behavior if they come up with solutions themselves. However, if your coachee is someone you manage, you likely have expertise and insight to share, and it would be wrong not to share it. Just try to do this in a way that allows your coachee to reach the right conclusion.
No Judgment or Fixed Agenda, But Have an Agreed Goal
(Questions 2, 3, 11)
Key Points
According to the golden rules of coaching, there are six important factors that you can use to improve your skills and ensure that your coaching sessions are effective. These are:
- Coaching is founded on confidentiality and trust.
- Solutions lie within the coachee.
- There is no judgment or fixed agenda, but there is an agreed goal.
- Coaching is about the whole person.
- The coach and coachee are equal partners.
- Coaching looks to the future and next actions.
When you do this, you can develop your coachee's skills and abilities, and boost their performance.
Use this quiz to help you find out how good your coaching skills are, identify the areas where you excel, and discover where you could improve. By doing this, you can work better with your coachees and help them to develop their skills and experience effectively.
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This assessment has not been validated and is intended for illustrative purposes only. It is just one way of helping you to evaluate your coaching abilities in a wide range of important career skills.
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