STORMMES Engagement Planner

Pathway Builder 🔒
Domain
Coach Practice
Type
Framework
Phase
Discovery Goal Setting
Details
30 min Opener As-needed
Topics
Accountability Communication

Resources for coaches building and growing their practice.

When to Use This Tool
Starting a new coaching engagement and need a structured intake process
Coaching relationship feels stuck and needs to be re-grounded
Transitioning from chemistry call to formal coaching agreement
Team coaching engagement requires explicit partnership design
Internal coaching program needs documented engagement standards
Client expectations are unclear after three sessions
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STORMMES is an eight-element framework for designing a complete coaching engagem...

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Coaching Scenarios Plus
1 Senior IC promoted to first management role, unsure what coaching means
Context

A software engineering lead has just been promoted to engineering manager at a 200-person startup. Their sponsor suggested coaching but they're unclear on the difference between a coach and a mentor. They arrive at the discovery call expecting advice, case studies, and direct feedback on management decisions. They believe the problem is lack of management experience.

How to Introduce

Open Subject with 'What would you like to actually change in the next six months - not learn, change.' The distinction m...

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5 coaching scenarios with introduction language, observation guides, debrief maps, and red flags
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See what this tool requires and produces in a coaching engagement
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