I Tried GROW Coaching in My 1:1s. It Cut Them in Half.

GROW Coaching Cut My 1:1s in Half

I ran a 1:1 that lasted 47 minutes. The engineer walked out with a "plan" that fell apart in 2 days. I had spent my week solving her problem instead of coaching her through it.

The fix was a 30-year-old coaching framework called GROW: Goal, Reality, Options, Way Forward.

Four weeks in, my 1:1s dropped from 45 minutes to 15. The team unblocks themselves. I have 8 hours a week back.

If you want to test this, run four 1:1s in the format before judging it. The first will feel awkward. The fourth will be the moment you stop wanting to go back.

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