Coaching Inventory Please take our brief coaching inventory. You'll be shown your score at the end. Step 1 of 6 16% Name* First Last Email* Please provide your email address so we can email you a copy of your results.1. The players that I coach are inspired to achieve extraordinary results. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rate: 1 No - 10 Inspired2. I am just as enthusiastic about my players’ “wins” as I am about my own successes. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rate: 1 Seldom - 10 Always3. I am confident that I can coach people to produce extraordinary results. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rate: 1 Uncertain - 10 Confident4. I am generally intolerant of excuses. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rate: 1 Too Tolerant - 10 Intolerant5. I am inspired by the people whom I coach. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rate: 1 Rarely - 10 Frequently6. Players experience that I am committed to their success. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rate: 1 I Don’t Know - 10 Absolutely!7. I listen for my player’s commitments - not just their plans. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rate: 1 Don’t Distinguish Commitments - 10 Yes8. I confront difficult situations head-on and diplomatically, rather than avoid them. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rate: 1 Avoid Always - 10 Yes9. I am confident in my ability to effectively coach all the players who report to me. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rate: 1 No Confidence - 10 Confident10. I generate an environment of open and honest communication such that players are not shy about letting me know when they need help. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rate: 1 Shy - 10 Forthright 11. I am trainable & coachable regarding coaching and I welcome the opportunity to become more effective in my work. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rate: 1 Quite Resistant - 10 Coachable12. Players leave my coaching sessions energized, with new openings for action, committed action steps and deliverables. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rate: 1 Rarely - 10 Always13. I build strong relationships with my players based upon my commitment to their outstanding performance. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rate: 1 No - 10 Yes14. I listen to fully understand my player’s unique point of view before I speak. I am an effective listener. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rate: 1 Rarely - 10 Always15. I plan for and prepare thoroughly for each coaching session. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rate: 1 No Preparation - 10 Always16. I record and follow up regularly regarding what players say they will do. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rate: 1 Seldom - 10 Quite Regularly17. I have a coach myself, and use him or her regularly. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rate: 1 No Coach - 10 Use Often18. Every so often I call a player spontaneously just to see how they are doing or to provide encouragement or coaching. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rate: 1 Never - 10 Yes19. I ask more of players than they would ask of themselves. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rate: 1 Never - 10 Often20. The players I coach accomplish their targeted results. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rate: 1 Never - 10 Always 21. I ask permission first before coaching. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rate: 1 Never - 10 Always22. I fully utilize appropriate coaching tools and techniques in my coaching sessions with my players. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rate: 1 Don’t Use - 10 Fully Utilized23. Through coaching I am able to expand opportunities for my players to help them improve their results. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rate: 1 Never - 10 Frequently24. When coaching, I err on the side of asking questions versus telling players what to do & how to do things, or providing answers. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rate: 1 Tell Mostly - 10 Ask Usually25. Through coaching, my players commit to taking actions that they would have otherwise never attempted. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rate: 1 Seldom - 10 Often26. When players promise to do something and do not, I don’t ignore it or let them “off the hook”, but rather I call them to account. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rate: 1 Never - 10 Always27. I limit feedforward to one or two key areas so that my players are not overwhelmed with input. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rate: 1 No - 10 Yes28. I use questions to uncover root cause performance challenges and enroll players in actions to take for their personal improvement. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rate: 1 No - 10 Yes29. I keep coaching conversations focused and on track. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rate: 1 Rarely - 10 Always30. I ask probing questions that have players communicating the truth, challenges and fears that may be inhibiting them from succeeding. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rate: 1 No - 10 Yes 31. I have regularly scheduled coaching sessions with the players whom I coach. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rate: 1 No - 10 Regularly32. I have a written, strategic coaching plan for each player that I coach. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rate: 1 None Written - 10 For Everyone33. I have written coaching contracts with specific measurable outcomes for each player so that we are clear about what we want to achieve through coaching. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rate: 1 None - 10 All34. I make myself available for impromptu coaching sessions with my players, and they are aware of my availability and how to reach me. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rate: 1 Not Usually - 10 Always35. My players are enrolled in, and have a clear understanding of the vision, objectives and strategies of their organization. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rate: 1 They Are Very Resistant - 10 Completely Enrolled36. I give feedforward in-person and as close to the event as possible. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rate: 1 Never - 10 Always37. I challenge players’ perspectives to broaden their possibilities for expanding their results beyond their objectives. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rate: 1 Seldom - 10 Often38. My players are aware that they may call me in between our regularly scheduled coaching sessions whenever they require assistance or just want to talk. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rate: 1 Unaware - 10 Fully Aware39. My players collect and maintain accurate records on their actions and outcomes for the things we are working on together. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rate: 1 Seldom - 10 Regularly40. I coach my mid-range performers for improving and expanding their results and I coach my stars for retention & career advancement. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rate: 1 No - 10 Yes 41. I invest monthly 3 to 5 hours coaching each of my players who have written coaching outcomes contracts with me. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rate: 1 Never - 10 Always42. I help players target high-value opportunities for action in their projects and steer them away from low-value activities. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rate: 1 Never - 10 Always43. My players are clear about my definition of coaching and the benefits of an effective coaching relationship. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rate: 1 Unclear - 10 Clear44. I know my players’ current objectives in key areas of productivity and I know the past history of their results in those areas. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rate: 1 Not Known - 10 Yes45. I can clearly distinguish coaching from management, leadership and mentoring. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rate: 1 Not Clearly - 10 Clearly46. I am conscious of the preferred behavioral style of each player and calibrate my coaching style, strategy and tactics appropriate to the individual. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rate: 1 Unconscious - 10 Conscious47. I am clear about the principles and concepts of effective coaching. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rate: 1 No Clarity Whatsoever - 10 Crystal Clear!48. Players know my expectations of them as their coach and I know their expectations of me. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rate: 1 No - 10 Yes49. Players know my coaching philosophy. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rate: 1 What Philosophy? - 10 Yes50. My players are committed to their own personal growth and development. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rate: 1 No - 10 Yes 51. I understand how to have coaching conversations that assist players in closing the distance between their current levels of results and the level of results they say they are committed to achieving. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rate: 1 Unclear - 10 Understood52. My players are certain about the difference between the coaching conversations I have with them and the management conversations we have. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rate: 1 Don’t Distinguish Any Difference - 10 Certain53. I am aware of my players’ dreams and aspirations and how to guide them in advancing their careers or help them grow their businesses. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rate: 1 Unaware - 10 Fully Aware54. I know where my players are investing their time each week and provide coaching when I believe their time to be misallocated. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rate: 1 Unaware - 10 Fully Aware55. I enter every coaching session fully aware that I can enhance every player’s performance or reinforce his or her loyalty & commitment to the organization. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rate: 1 Unaware - 10 Fully AwareNameThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Δ
