PLANET Coaching Model Developed by Dr. Inas Ghanem

Posted on April 26, 2015 by Inas Ghanem, One of Thousands of Leadership Coaches on Noomii.

P-L-A-N-E-T, is mainly designed for Leadership & Business Coaching, yet with deep understanding, it is applied, as is, to other coaching niches.
Planets are moving objects, revolving and circulating. The continuous motion of the Planet is an indication of being dynamic. Our coaching model P-L-A-N-E-T is dynamic not static. Hence the coaching process obeys a continuous improvement approach. Through our coaching model, the client lives on the PLANET of success and achievement. You perpetuate within the PLANET achieving your SMART goals, strategic objectives and finally your dreams.
Whenever coaching is needed, a conversation is carried out between the Coach and the Client. For this conversation to be successful and leads to achieving the set objectives, it has to have a specific approach that best serves both parties, namely; serve the client achieve his objectives and aid the coach perform to the best client interest.

Coaching Approach

Both in business and in life, no matter how smart, intelligent or creative we are, we need a path to go through, a process to obey, to achieve our goals and overcome the obstacles we face.

Our coaching approach is based on a chain. The rings of the chain are flexible and allow for innovation. PLANET coaching model is composed of six rings, namely;
PLAN
• Establish the Strategic Objectives and commit to them
• Ensure complete awareness of the current situation with open mindedness.
• Identify the issues and problems encountered.
• Establish SMART Objectives and commit to them
• Break down SMART Objectives into finite targets.
• Determine the constraints; organization vision, mission, culture, values, beliefs, code of ethics and legalities.
• Establish output expectation based on the completeness and accuracy of the specifications as well as the targeted improvement.
• Create trust in the work place and hold yourself and the team members accountable.
• Creatively set the processes necessary to deliver results in accordance with the expected output. Have confidence in the process, yourself and your team. Commit to the process.
• Assign, with confidence, the resources and time frame to specific actions as well as the responsibilities.

Lean
• Review the plan ensuring that it obeys the Lean Approach.
• Best utilize the available resources; human, material, hard and soft skills and financial.
• Optimize the use of the resources.
• Move elegantly in the plan without waste in time, energy or resources. Commit to being Lean.

Act
• Have a Structure in place and create action.
• Implement the plan thoroughly and execute the process accurately.
• Ensure full commitment, of yourself and the whole team, in the actual doing.

Note
• Document the Action Phase with Mindfulness.
• Facts, findings, observations and even realizations and impressions need to be thoroughly documented.
• Appreciative Inquiry results need to be clear to build on.

Evaluate
• Study the actual results, what happened, using Emotional Intelligence.
• Compare against the expected results (targets or goals from the “PLAN”) to ascertain any differences.
• Analyse the results with open mindedness.
• Look for deviations in implementation from the initial plan
• Look for the appropriateness and completeness of the plan to enable the execution.
• Inquire for trends with the aid of emotional intelligence.
• Convert data into information.
• Information is what is needed for the next step “Think & Touch up”

Think & Touch UP
• Be open-minded and don’t start with pre-conceptions. Commit to open mindedness by heart.
• Put in place development plans for yourself, your team and the whole organization. Commit to these plans. Have bye ins from the team on these plans.
• Touch up high in the sky. This should not be just client satisfaction. It is client delight that you should be committed to.

For the coaching approach to follow this model with success;
• The coach needs to be fully present, mindful and aware of the client needs and the whole situation.
• The coach and the client will synchronize, performing on the same wave length to ensure harmony.
• It is the coach’s effectiveness, through multi-dimensional listening, emotional intelligence, powerful and appreciative inquiry, that helps the client dig deep inside and come up with his own solution.
• Within the coaching process, the coach acknowledges the client for his actions/achievements as a means of support, recognition and motivation.

General Application “Application to Non-corporate Clients”
PLAN
• What do you want? What is your objective? Why did you go into this coaching conversation in the first place? Be clear about it and commit to it.
• Make sure that you are completely aware about yourself and of the current situation with open mindedness.
• Identify your values, beliefs, boundaries and ethics. Make sure that your objectives align with them.
• Establish output expectation. Identify success factors. Identify the results that make you sure that the coaching process has been fruitful.
• Trust yourself and hold accountable.
• Have confidence in the coaching process and yourself. Commit to the process.
• Identify a support system, someone, group, activities, to help you in your journey

Lean
• Avoid Heaviness with all its sources and approach Lightness
• Move elegantly in the plan without waste in time or energy. Commit to being Lean.

Act
• Commit yourself to doing what you have planned.
• Have a Structure in place and create action.
• Identify your share of responsibility in the current situation.
• Think out of the box with open mindedness and with the help of the support system

Note
• Have a journal in place for your actions, observation, feeling and emotions. Be Mindfulness when journaling.
• Dig deep for your abilities and the areas where you excel most through Appreciative Inquiry to build on.

Evaluate
• Study your journal thoroughly and have a deep insight about the results of your actions. Emotional Intelligence is the tool suggested in this context.
• Go back to your expectations and compare them with what you reached.

Think & Touch UP
• Ponder. Are you satisfied with the evaluation feedback?
• Be open-minded and don’t start with pre-conceptions. Commit to open mindedness by heart.
• Put in place an on-going self-development. Commit to it.
• Touch up high in the sky for your future.