Stage 3: Visioning
Fundamental Skills used by the High Growth Enterprise Coach during the Visioning Stage of the High Growth Enterprise Coaching Cycle
Visioning is about creating a vision for what the client would like the future to look like. In the field of High Growth Enterprise Coaching, this means focusing on what the future will look like for the business and thus the Business Acumen areas can again be used as a framework around which a vision can be created. When the client starts to put together a picture of the future, the Coach can use these areas to help the client to define a complete and rounded picture of the future, rather than one which focuses just on one or two aspects of the business.
The Business Focus of High Growth Enterprise Coaching
This framework will then help the client to define clear goals and objectives, identify and overcome barriers and risks and identify potential resources under each heading.
Beliefs, Feelings and Understanding
During the Visioning Stage, it is important for the Coach and the client to gain understanding of what the client really feels about the subject of the coaching. This is not always readily apparent and so careful questioning may be required to get past the standard responses that the client is used to providing. In addition, in order for the Implementation Stage to be successful, it is vital in the Visioning Stage, for the Coach and the client to be clear about the motivation for taking action and why it is important that the Implementation Stage is successful. Without full understanding of the ‘Why’ it is much less likely that that the coaching will be successful. If the motivation is clear, it will be much easier for the Coach to help the client to remain motivated. Likewise, it is essential for the Coach to confirm with the client that they have understood what the client has said at this stage, as this is vital to the success of the coaching. This can be achieved by summarising and asking questions.
Download the following documents for more information:
- Five Whys (612 downloads )
- Options and Solutions Chart (Template)
Tools for exploring root causes of problems and ways of solving them were provided in Stage 2: Exploring.
Once the Coach and client understand the root causes, they must begin to consider in more detail, what options and solutions are available to them.
During this process, they should consider what resources are available, what barriers might need to be overcome and what the possible risks are.
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