There are a wide range of approaches to coaching and a number of different tools you can use to ensure you get the most from each session. Having a diverse set of frameworks and tools helps ensure meaningful progress and structured conversations, but as there is no right or wrong approach, you should use whichever approach and/or tool(s) that works best for your particular situation. In this Practice Note we will consider: • the O Shaped Lawyer concept • the GROW coaching model • setting SMART goals • the MAPS model and when it works best • how the ‘5 Whys’ technique can help • positive goal setting—what it is and why it works • using goals, markers, my part/and your part at the end of a session For further reading on the topic of coaching, see Practice Notes: An introduction to coaching, Becoming a coaching manager and Coaching for coachees. The O Shaped Lawyer The O Shaped Lawyer concept was created by Dan Kayne, a former General Counsel