Coaching questions:

When you check in with your team member or mentee, here are a few questions to prompt your discussion:

1. Have you gained clarity regarding your values / what is most important to you at this point of your career?
2. Are you clear on your Big Act of Confidence (their stretch goal for the program)?
If yes - when will you submit it?
If no - what help do you need to decide?

By asking your team member / mentee to get clear and nudging their decision-making, you will help them take action and be accountable to their commitment.

Coaching questions:

1. Explain to me what you want to be known for and who needs to know about your skills, capability and experience?
2. What do you think is currently holding you back from sharing your value with others?
3. Let’s identify a few opportunities in the next few weeks where you could share your value / contribute more with key stakeholders?

Your questions help your team member / mentee to gain clear and take small acts of confidence.

Coaching questions:

• Where do you notice you feel uncomfortable asking for what you want (which particular dynamics, people or situations)?
• Are you worried about getting a No or pushback; whether that may impact your reputation and brand?
• If they want to negotiate a salary increase, apply for a new role, project, secondment or other opportunity - ask good questions to help your team member get really clear about exactly what it is they want and how to succinctly ask the right person / people.

Your questions help your team member / mentee to gain clarity and take small acts of confidence. Thanks for your support.

Coaching questions:

• In which situation and with which people do you find it difficult to ask for help?
• Are you concerned that asking for help may make you seem incompetent?
• Where is one current situation that you could experiment with asking for help?

Your questions help your team member / mentee to gain clarity and take small acts of confidence. Thanks for your support.

Coaching questions:

• Are there 1 or 2 areas where you are holding back or fearful that you may fail?
• What are you doing to reframe the way you perceive failure and feedback?
• What are the small risks / stretch assignments where you can take imperfect action this week?

Your questions help your team member / mentee to gain clarity and take small acts of confidence. Thanks for your support.

Coaching questions:

• Do you have clarity of your boundaries at work?
• How have you communicated your boundaries to others?
• How can I help you enforce boundaries so that you can focus on your priorities?

Your questions help your team member / mentee to gain clarity and take small acts of confidence. Thanks for your support.

Coaching questions:

• Why is it important for you to build your brand & presence (what do you want to achieve)?
• Who would you like to know more about the value you contribute and the problems you solve?
• How can I help you be more visible with those stakeholders?

Your questions help your team member / mentee to gain clarity and take small acts of confidence. Thanks for your support.