RE-GROW Coaching Model

The GROW (Goal Setting, Reality, Options, Wrap-up) model, first developed by Sir John Whitmore (1992, 1996), highlights the importance of goal setting and action planning. Anthony Grant (2011) modified Whitmore’s model to highlight the iterative process of reviewing and evaluating past coaching sessions and making appropriate adjustments. In the RE (Review, Evaluate) GROW model, learning goals are continually redefined and adjusted, since action between sessions may lead to changed goals.

 

REGROW Model (adapted from Grant, 2011)

Stages	Description
Stage 1: Setting goals	Establish realistic goals and learning contracts.  Coaches may ask the following: What would you like to achieve as a result of this session? What would you like to get from the next 30 minutes? Describe your perfect world.
Stage 2: Reality checking	Coaches explore and validate current situations and understand rational and goals. Coaches invite learners to describe their current situation and offer self-reflection and insight they currently have. On a scale of 1-10 where are you in relation to your goal? What has contributed to your success so far? What progress have you made so far? What is working well right now?
Stage 3: Options	Coaches work with learners to brainstorm options, as well as possible actions that have already been taken. What possible options do you have? How have you tracked this or a similar situation before? Give me five options. If anything was possible, what would you do? What else?
Stage 4: Wrap-up	Coaches work with learners to identify specific steps and obstacles, write an action plan, and check for commitment. Which options work best for you? What one small step are you going to take now? What actions will you take? When are you going to start? Who will help you? How will you know you have been successful? How will you ensure you do it? On a scale of 1-10, how committed and motivated are you to doing it?