What is a coaching plan?

A coaching plan is a structured outline of actions and outcomes designed to guide both the coach and the client throughout the coaching process. It serves as a roadmap for achieving specific goals and includes detailed steps, strategies, and metrics for measuring progress. This comprehensive framework ensures that the coaching sessions remain focused and productive, helping clients to understand what is expected of them and what they can anticipate in their journey.

While personal goals are indeed an important component that can be included in a coaching plan, they alone do not constitute a full coaching plan. Similarly, recording past sessions is a valuable practice for reflection and learning but does not provide the proactive strategy and framework that a coaching plan embodies. Informal chats may form part of the coaching relationship, but they lack the structure and intentionality necessary for effective coaching. Therefore, the structured outline of actions and outcomes encapsulates the essence of what a coaching plan should be.