This document contains a self-assessment tool for coaching with 13 questions. The tool asks the assessor to rate themselves from 1 to 10 on their coaching abilities such as actively listening to understand others' perspectives, facilitating problem solving over providing answers, gaining rapport, keeping conversations focused on outcomes and development, asking probing questions, using coaching tools appropriately, leaving coachees positively focused and ready to work towards goals, tailoring their approach to different situations, setting measurable goals, and distinguishing between coaching and other roles like training or counseling.

1. Coaching
Self-­‐Assessment
Tool
1. I actively listen to truly understand others unique point of view.
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2. I facilitate the process of problem solving in a coaching session and spend little time providing answers.
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3. I gain rapport and credibility with a wide variety of people that I coach.
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4. I keep the coaching conversation(s) focused on student outcomes and educator development.
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5. I effectively ask probing questions that get people communicating and sharing truth, challenges, and fears that may be
inhibiting them from succeeding.
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6. I use and fully understand the application of multiple coaching tools and how to process those as coaching information.
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7. People finish a coaching session with me positively focused and ready to work on a goal.
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8. My coaching practices differ within each unique setting, situation, or personal relationship.
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9. I set manageable goals and targets for coaching that can be articulated and measured by all parties.
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10. I spend a great deal of time providing advice and resources.
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11. I know the individual developmental goals of each person I am coaching.
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12. I know the group/team/school/district goals for each group I am coaching.
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13. I am able to distinguish between coaching, problem solving/corrective action, providing feedback/information, training, and
counseling.
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