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2.33 STRIDE COACHING
This model has been developed by Will Thomas, author of two
very useful books: Coaching Solutions: Practical Ways to
Improve Performance in Education and Coaching Solutions:
Resource Book .
• Strengths: Affirm the positive throughout and draw attention
to their strengths.
• Target: What do you want to achieve as a result of this
process?
• Reality: What is the current situation like now and what
obstacles are there to achieving your goals?
• Ideas: What could you do to address the situation?
• Decision: What are you going to do? What are the next steps?
• Evaluation: Check the decision: How committed are you to
doing this? - Over time: What progress have you made
towards meeting these targets?
The essential aspect of the STRIDE model is that it really
celebrates the strengths of the coachee so the whole process
becomes a very positive experience.
However, it does encourage the coachee to consider what
obstacles there may be, which could prevent them from
reaching their target, but they also have to consider how they
could overcome these obstacles. The job of the coach is to keep
asking open-ended questions to help the coachee to move
towards a solution.

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