Observed Coaching Feedback Form
For each of the competencies listed, check the box(es) that best seem to apply to this coaching session. Be honest with your feedback. ICF Competency
Poor
Good
Establishing the Coaching Agreement
! Coach chose the topic or didn’t attend to the topic the PBC chose.
! Coach asked PBC to choose the topic and stuck with that topic.
Establishing Trusting & Intimacy with Client
! Coach put the focus on the coach and what the coach knows.
! Coach put most focus on the PBC and what the PBC knows.
Coaching Presence
! Coach mentored, consulted, taught or did something other than coach.
! Coach partnered with the client in problem-solving.
Active Listening
! Coach paid attention to the coach’s perspective and thoughts.
Powerful Questioning
! Most questions were leading, complicated, or otherwise unproductive.
! Coach seemed to listen to the content of what the PBC was saying. ! Questions were mostly informational, helping the client to express what he/she already knew. ! Coach communicated in a fairly direct and succinct way.
Direct Communication
Creating Awareness
Designing Actions
Additional Notes:
! Coach’s communication was convoluted, circuitous, or otherwise confusing. ! All or most of the new awareness came from the coach, or there was no real new awareness for the PBC ! Coach told the PBC what to do, or no actions came from them session.
! The new awareness was mostly at the problem-solving level.
! Coach collaborated with the PBC in identifying actions, but the actions were not fully designed.
Very Good! ! Coach asked PBC to choose the topic and also explored measures of success for topic. ! Coach seemed really confident in the PBC as the expert. ! Coach was fully present as a coach, drawing out the solutions from the PBC. ! Coach heard the PBC at a deep level and helped PBC hear him/herself. ! Most of the questions were powerful, helping the client get to new thinking. ! Coach communicated clearly and was also able to use the PBC’s words. ! The PBC also gained new awareness about him/herself – attitudes, motivations, identity, etc. ! Coach helped the client identify and design the actions.