Now that you have reviewed the information in the Successful Coaching Partnerships activity, choose one of the “Characteristics of Successful Coaches” statements that you feel you need to improve on. Make an action plan that will support this goal, and create a way to self-assess your progress over a period of time.  

1. I want to improve on the following:
   • Able to work with diverse individuals with varying needs
   • Aware of own biases and if they have benefited from privilege
   • Assumes a strengths-based perspective for learners
   • Has a growth mindset for learners and values small strides toward progress
   • Able to build learners’ capacities for learning and problem-solving
   • Able to see things from others’ perspectives
   • Willing to “roll-up their sleeves” and model discussed practices
   • Dependable, follows through with commitments and timelines
   • Understands when the help needed is beyond their scope of knowledge and practice
   • Able to ask for and give objective feedback
   • Able to engage in honest self-reflection about their coaching skills and helpfulness to others

    
2. I will do this by completing the following action steps:
   Answers will vary.

    
3. I will assess my progress in:
   Answers will vary but should include a timeframe such as one month, three months, six months, etc.

    
4. I will assess my progress by:

   Answers will vary but may include the following examples:

   • Based on feedback from learners
   • Based on learners meeting goals and follow-through
   • Using a self-assessment tool
   • Some other specific measure