RESOURCES
Coaching Resources
These tools are written for senior leaders, founders and the newly promoted. Use them on your own, or bring them to a coaching conversation. Each one is built on the ICF standards I coach by, and each leaves the decisions with you.
SELF-ASSESSMENT AND GUIDE · PDF
The Wheel of Life
See where your attention goes now, and decide where it goes next. Two blank wheels to fill in, with a short guide to completing them.
WHAT IS INSIDE
- Blank templates with 8 and 10 segments. You name the areas
- A 9-step user guide, from naming the segments to repeating the assessment
- Questions to ask yourself once the shape is on the page
Who it is for. Senior leaders, founders and newly promoted managers.
WORKSHEET AND GUIDE · PDF
Values clarification
Name the 5 values you actually live by, and see how closely your working week matches them.
WHAT IS INSIDE
- A list of 42 values, with room for your own
- A one-page worksheet: rank, describe and score 5 values
- An 8-step user guide
Who it is for. Senior leaders, founders and newly promoted managers.
LOG AND GUIDE · PDF
Energy audit
Find out which parts of your week give you eneregy and which take it, and decide what to change.
WHAT IS INSIDE
- A daily log for 5 working days
- A weekly summary with up to 3 changes
- An 8-step user guide
Who it is for. Founders, senior leaders and newly promoted managers.
MAP AND GUIDE · PDF
The competing commitments map
Find out why a change you want keeps stalling, and test the assumption that holds it in place.
WHAT IS INSIDE
- A 4-column map with a worry box
- A test plan for small, safe experiments
- An 8-step user guide
Who it is for. Senior leaders, founders and newly promoted managers.
PLAN AND GUIDE · PDF
New-role transition plan
Decide what to learn, who to meet, what to deliver early and what to stop doing in your first 3 months.
WHAT IS INSIDE
- A stakeholder list
- A 90-day plan across 5 areas
- An 8-step user guide with a weekly review
Who it is for. Newly promoted managers, external hires and founders.
MODEL AND GUIDE · PDF
The Johari window
See what you know about yourself, what others see, and what you can learn by asking.
WHAT IS INSIDE
- A 4-pane window to fill in
- A worksheet for 3 to 5 feedback conversations
- An 8-step user guide with questions to ask
Who it is for. Senior leaders, newly promoted managers and founders.
MODEL AND GUIDE · PDF
Circles of control, influence and concern
Sort what is on your mind into what you can control, what you can influence and what you can only watch.
WHAT IS INSIDE
- Three circles to fill in
- An action sheet with dates
- A 7-step user guide
Who it is for. Senior leaders, founders and newly promoted managers.
Something you would like to think through?
A tool used on your own is one way in. A conversation is quicker, and usually settles in 20-30 minutes whether coaching is right for you now.