# Session arc templates

The session-by-session structure. Half the document's depth lives here. The arc is
adapted to the engagement's time horizon and number of sessions, but the shape is
evidence-led: invest in the alliance and contracting first (it is the strongest
predictor of outcome), do the working sessions with a clear structure, then
consolidate and protect against relapse.

## Individual coaching program (default six sessions, adapt to horizon)

### Session 1: Contracting and alliance (CLEAR: Contract)
- Objectives: agree goals, scope, and how you will work; build the bond; confirm
  the coachee owns the goals (autonomy).
- Structure: review the profile together (show vs infer); co-author 2 to 3
  priorities; agree confidentiality and logistics; set a baseline (self-efficacy
  and a scaling number per priority).
- Between sessions: the coachee notices and records, no change demanded yet.

### Session 2: Awareness and reality (GROW: Goal, Reality)
- Objectives: deepen shared understanding of the current pattern for priority one;
  raise awareness without rushing to action.
- Structure: solution-focused exception and scaling questions; identify existing
  strengths to build on; surface one assumption to test later.
- Between sessions: a small observation experiment tied to the priority.

### Session 3: Options and first experiments (GROW: Options, Will)
- Objectives: generate options; commit to a first behavioral experiment with an
  if-then plan.
- Structure: WOOP (wish, outcome, obstacle, plan); set an implementation intention;
  rate commitment 0 to 10 and adjust until it is the coachee's own.
- Between sessions: run the experiment; capture what happened vs the prediction.

### Session 4: Working the immunity (Immunity to Change, if needed)
- Objectives: if a priority keeps stalling, help the client surface their own
  competing commitment and big assumption, and design a safe test of it.
- Structure: support the client to build their own four-column map; help them name
  the big assumption in their own words; help them design a modest, low-risk test
  that gathers real evidence. The coach asks; the client authors. Never present a
  pre-written competing commitment to the client.
- Between sessions: the client runs the test they designed and records the result.

### Session 5: Consolidation and second priority
- Objectives: review progress on priority one; move the second priority forward
  using the same pattern; re-scale.
- Structure: review loop (CLEAR: Review); celebrate evidence of change; transfer
  the method to priority two.
- Between sessions: stack a new if-then plan onto an established routine.

### Session 6: Integration and relapse prevention
- Objectives: consolidate gains; plan for the moments that will tempt old patterns;
  agree how the coachee sustains the work without the coach.
- Structure: identify high-risk situations and pre-commit responses; set review
  points with the manager; re-measure self-efficacy and scaling vs baseline.
- After: hand over to manager support and milestones.

## Team facilitation arc (default a half-day session plus follow-ups)

Mapped to Hawkins' Five Disciplines, with psychological safety built first.

### Phase 0: Pre-work
- Each member reviews their own profile privately; the facilitator prepares the
  team-level picture (no individual singled out negatively).

### Phase 1: Safety and contracting (Connecting; psychological safety)
- Set norms; make explicit that the session is about the team, not evaluating
  individuals; agree confidentiality. Open with collective strengths.

### Phase 2: Clarifying purpose (Clarifying)
- Re-establish the team's shared purpose and success criteria. Where does the team
  agree and diverge?

### Phase 3: Co-creating (Co-creating; collective strengths and friction)
- Explore how the team works together: collective strengths to deploy, friction
  points framed at team level, complementary pairings expressed as mutual gain.
- Exercise: pace audit or coverage map (team level, never an individual scorecard).

### Phase 4: Commitment and experiments (Commissioning; Core Learning)
- Agree two or three team experiments with if-then plans and owners. Decide how the
  team will check in and learn.

### Phase 5: Review and rhythm
- Set the cadence for revisiting (for example at the next offsite); agree the
  measures (psychological safety pulse, progress on the experiments).

## Adapting the arc to the horizon

- 90 days: compress to 3 to 4 sessions; one priority deep, one lighter.
- 6 months: the full six-session individual arc fits comfortably.
- 12 months: add spacing and a mid-point review; consider a second Immunity map for
  a second priority.
- Always front-load contracting and alliance; never cut the review/relapse step.
