SETTING THE GOAL AS AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF EFFECTIVE COACHING

Abstract

Coaching is a modern technology that was created to develop the potential of people and teams. In the process of coaching, potential is revealed, the qualities are developed, work efficiency increases and the quality of the life improves in general. Nowadays in Ukraine, a large part of its population is experiencing increased stress and emotional tension, faced with the need to make decisions in conditions of uncertainty and increased risks, manage resource conditions, needs the skills of quick adaptation and effective work in conditions of critical changes. That is why the coaching support of the population is extremely important. However, the effectiveness of such support depends on a correctly defined and formulated goal by the client. The purpose of the publication is to highlight the features of effective to set the goal in coaching. Achieving the set goal in the coaching process is conditioned by the successful completion of each of its stages: situation analysis, planning, implementation, evaluation. It is very important that each goal in the client engagement plan be specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-bound. There are certain criteria that the set goals must meet. The article focuses on techniques SMART, «Cartesian coordinates», which are aimed at a better understanding and effective formulation of the goal by the client. Attention is drawn to a number of criteria of a false goal, for example, the desire to prove something to someone, status of the goal, parental goal, etc. Emphasis is placed on the emotional markers of a false goal (the client’s stuttering, the client’s insecurity, the client’s expectation of support), which must be noticed in time and taken into account when working with the client. Here is a list of seven basic questions that allow you to identify a false goal.