The GROW Model

As a manager or people leader, you have several conversations with team members each day. These will often have a coaching or advisory element to them. Some may even be about performance management. And some conversations may in the form of emails or written memos.In any of these cases, using a model or framework for the conversation will help you cover all the bases and influence the outcome. Our favourite model for this the GROW Model. Not only is it simple but it's easy to make it a habit. We discussed it in this week's podcast.

Episode Highlights:

• Goal - Start with the end in mind by asking yourself, "What's the purpose or goal of this conversation?" "What do I want to get out of this conversation?"
• Reality - What are the facts of the situation? Often we cloud conversations with emotive arguments or historical factors that don't contribute to the solution.
• Options - At this point you know the goal of the conversation and you've established the reality of the situation. So now it's time to explore the options to move forward (it's rare that that there will only be one option hence the use of the plural).
• Wrap - As you'd expect, the wrap includes settling on one of the options covered in the previous step. But there's more to it than that. Deciding the option is one thing but, without commitment and action, the conversation goes to waste. The simple questions here are -  "What next?" "Who is doing what and by when?"

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Get in touch with us at info@peopleleaders.com.au
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People Leaders on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/people-leaders-pty-ltd/
Connect with Jan Terkelsen on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/janterkelsen/
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