Coaching & Alignment Toolkit

A practical tool for supportive supervision, alignment conversations, and clear next steps.

Purpose: Use this document to guide coaching conversations with employees in a way that is clear, fair, and focused on growth. Keep notes factual and action-oriented.

• What do you want from this discussion? Decision, strategy, option, or plan?
• What topic do you want to discuss?
• What and when is the next step?
• What will you do and when?
• Does this option interest you enough to take action?

• Briefly, what has been happening?
• What have you tried so far?
• What were the results?
• What might get in the way?
• What is your sense of the obstacles for you? For others?

OPTIONS	WAY FORWARD
What might you do?	If you were to do this, how might you go about it?
How might you overcome that?	If others are involved, what would they need to hear or see?
Would you like suggestions from me?	Is this goal still realistic?
If you were watching this conversation, what would you recommend?	What would happen if you do not reach that goal?
What different ways might others describe this situation?	Do any of these ideas interest you enough to explore further?

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