G.R.O.W.: Usefeul Questions
Goal
- What would you like to achieve with this discussion? What is your goal for this conversation?
- What is your long-term goal, beyond the scope of just this conversation?
- Are you goals SMARTI?
- SMARTI: is there a timeline that is important? Can the objective be achieved in the time available to us?
- Is the timing of the goals arising from this conversation realistic?
- How much control do you have over the achievement of your goal?
- If you had an open wish for this conversation, what would it be?
- What would give you the feeling our time together was well-spent?
- Getting back to your goal, what would success look like? Feel like? Sound like? Will you be able to measure it in any way?
- What are milestones along the way?
- If you could have your way, what would the future look like after you have successfully reached your aim?
- Is that future positive for all stakeholders involved?
- What would you like to happen that is not happening now, or what would you like not to happen that is happening now?
- What are the long-term perspectives / benefits well after you have achieved your goal? Who else will benefit?
Realities / Resources
- Where do we stand today?
- What is currently happening? (what, where, when, who, how much, how often).
- Who are the protagonists? Are there any more?
- What are your stakeholders saying?
- How is your challenge affecting others?
- What is the pain experienced of those involved?
- How do others see this problem / challenge?
- Are there stakeholders who are gaining through this?
- How do you know that your perception is accurate?
- Do you have a working hypothesis (inuition?) about root causes?
- What have you done so far?
- Which problems / obstacles do you encounter?
- Are there other people involved in these obstacles?
- How would you rate your success in what you have undertaken?
- What feedback have you received?
- Are there resources you are not yet using to solve the problem? Why ist hat?
- What is holding you back?
Options / Obstacles
- Brainstorm ideas: What ideas do you have to potentially change the situation?
- What could you conceivably do?
- Which ideas have you already tried out?
- Which have helped in the past?
- Which ideas have you not yet tried out?
- What is holding you back?
- What do you need in terms of resources?
- What if time and money were not the issue?
- Who could you engage to help you out?
- Which options do you favour?
- Which options are you not sure about?
- What are time and cost restraints?
- Are there any other obstacles?
Way Forward / Will / Wrap up
- What option or which options will you begin with?
- Why are you beginning with this idea?
- What are you going to do specifically?
- How will you know you could be on the right track?
- Is there anyone who could wish you to not take this course of action? Does anyone stand to lose? Win?
- Who needs to be informed or your action plan?
- Which resources will you need?
- Is there any other resisitance you may encounter?
- On a scale of 1-to-10 (10 being the highest), what is the degree of your commitment?
- What would you need to score yourself with 10?
- Would you like to review your first steps in a lessons learned conversation? With whom?
