CHAPTER9Assessment and Information Gathering

DATA FROM ASSESSMENTS AND OTHER SOURCES ADDS TO THE DISCUSSION ABOUT CLIENT DEVELOPMENT AND IS USEFUL IN EXPANDING ON YOUR CLIENT’S SELF-INSIGHT AND YOUR OWN IMPRESSIONS. THIS NEW DATA includes the results of informational interviewing of your client’s colleagues as well as the results from standardized questionnaires or other assessment tools. These additional perspectives can help your client move from negotiated goals to designed objectives.

When approaching this aspect of the coaching process, consider the following points:

Image Decisions about what types of data to collect are shaped by multiple factors, ...

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