Coaching Preparation Considerations
Ongoing Coaching Preparation
A structured reflection to help you clarify what matters before each session. Save privately. Choose what to include in your PDF before you share it.
1. Since our last session
Look back before you look forward. Capture what matters, not everything.
What progress have you made?
What did you avoid or postpone?
What did you learn about yourself?
2. What matters most right now
If you only addressed one meaningful issue today, what should it be?
What is the one issue that deserves our attention?
Why does it matter now?
What is at risk if you do nothing?
3. Internal state
This is private space for clarity. Include it in your PDF only if it serves you.
How are you showing up lately?
What are you carrying that others may not see?
Where are you stretched thin?
4. Relationships and tension
Senior leadership is relational. Name the human reality of the work.
Who most needs something different from you?
What conversation needs to happen?
What tension are you managing quietly?
5. Pattern awareness
Under pressure, you revert. Build awareness before you try to change anything.
What pattern surfaced recently?
What are you overusing?
What are you underusing?
6. Outcome for this session
Define value before you walk in. One clear outcome beats ten vague topics.
What would make this session valuable?
What clarity or decision do you want to leave with?
What are you willing to examine honestly?
7. Commitment
Coaching becomes real between sessions. Make your next step clear.
What will you commit to between now and our next session?
What support do you need?
What are you not saying that may matter?