Coaching for Growth

A ready-to-run 2-hour session that teaches leaders to coach people who want to grow: finding the direction, setting development goals, planning stretch assignments that are safe, and following up so the growth actually happens.

Who it is for

• Small-business owners with no career ladder or training budget who still want good people to see a future with them.

• Managers and supervisors whose best employees keep asking "What's next for me?"

• Shift, crew and team leads who help newer staff build skills on the job.

• HR and L&D professionals who need a practical development session that connects reviews to real growth.

The problem it solves

Growth conversations tend to go one of two ways: a leader promises something they cannot give, or a good talk at review time is never followed up. People who want to grow either leave or stop asking. This kit gives leaders four simple tools that fit inside the KA coaching model, PULL: three directions of growth (deeper, wider or up), a development goal format (Able to, Proof, By), four sizing questions for stretch assignments, and a progress scale (Watch, Try, Own, Teach), plus guided practice on all four kinds of growth conversation.

What is inside

Builds on D01 Coaching Basics and the KA coaching model, PULL: Pick the focus, Uncover what's happening, Let them find the options, Leave with a next step.

In-person kit

• Facilitator guide, 38 pages (Word): how to use the kit, session overview, growth coaching in plain words, the growth tools in depth, facilitator FAQ, preparation checklist, timed segments with SAY / DO / ASK / WAIT cues, scenario scripts, answer keys, scenario cards at a glance, tricky moments, a 60-day follow-through plan and ways to adapt the session.

• Slide deck, 28 slides (PowerPoint), with speaker notes that repeat the guide's cues.

Virtual kit

• Virtual facilitator guide, 30 pages (Word), with producer cue sheet, polls, chat prompts and breakout card texts.

• Producer run sheet, 3 pages (Word).

• Virtual slide deck, 32 slides (PowerPoint).

Workbook and handouts

• Participant workbook, 18 pages (Word and PDF), including a growth coaching plan and a 60-day follow-through log.

• One-page job aid: PULL for growth (1 page).

• Handout 1: Growth conversation guide (2 pages).

• Handout 2: Development goal builder (2 pages).

• Handout 3: Stretch assignment planner, with a filled-in example (2 pages).

• Handout 4: Progress tracker, with an example (2 pages).

• Handout 5: Eight scenario cards set in a hair salon, heating and cooling company, restaurant, insurance agency, warehouse, physical therapy clinic, garden center and IT support company (4 pages).

• Handout 6: Observer checklist (1 page).

• Handout 7: My growth coaching plan, with a filled-in example (2 pages).

• Answer key for the facilitator (2 pages).

How to use it

1. Read the facilitator guide and complete the workbook yourself, including a development goal of your own.

2. Print the workbook and handouts, and cut the scenario cards.

3. Run the 2-hour session in person or online. Participants who have not done D01 can catch up with the D01 job aid; the guide shows how.

4. Use the 60-day follow-through plan so each participant has a growth conversation, a development goal and two follow-ups.

Formats and file types

• Word (.docx): facilitator guides, producer run sheet, participant workbook. Fully editable.

• PowerPoint (.pptx): in-person and virtual decks with speaker notes. Fully editable.

• PDF: participant workbook, job aid, handouts and answer key, ready to print.

• Fonts: Fraunces and Nunito Sans (free from Google Fonts). Licensed for use within your organization.

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