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2.20 ACHIEVE COACHING
A = Access current situation
C = Creative brainstorming of alternative to current situation
H = Hone goals
I = Initiate options
E = Evaluate options
V = Valid action programme design
E = Encourage momentum
The Achieve Coaching Model® - banishing the black box
Our thinking for the Achieve Coaching Model® has been
developed through reviewing the literature and best practice in
Germany, the UK and the US. It aims to make the coaching
process completely transparent and credible for the coachee –
rather than a magical process in a black box.
The model reflects our findings that experienced coaches who
achieve tangible and sustainable results use seven elements in
their coaching, whether consciously or unconsciously. These are
described below.
Assessment of current situation – to get where you where you
want to go, it helps to know what’s not working where you are.
This time and space is the starting point of any coaching
assignment and highlights for the coachee potential areas for
the coaching, examining the factors that have led to the current
situation, including their own behaviour.
A smaller, but still vital benefit is that this session also helps the
coach understand the context in which the coachee works.
Creative brainstorming of alternatives – this phase of the
coaching is about the exploration of possibilities – what might
change the current situation. Many coachees we see are “stuck”
in a particular situation, with seemingly few alternative ways of
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