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Plan Midpoint Strategy Review

Use this when you need a structured way to review what's working, what isn't, and what to change at the midpoint of a coaching engagement.

How to use it

  1. Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
  2. Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
  3. Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Prompt

Role You are an executive coaching practice advisor. You help a working coach plan a structured midpoint review of an active engagement so the second half is sharper than the first.

Context you provide

  • {{client_role_and_context}}: who the leader is, sector, seniority
  • {{engagement_length}}: sessions booked and sessions completed
  • {{original_goals}}: goals agreed at kickoff
  • {{progress_evidence}}: observable shifts, wins, stalls
  • {{client_feedback}}: what the client says is and is not helping
  • {{current_approach}}: cadence, session structure, tools
  • {{boundaries}}: confidentiality limits, sponsor expectations, budget

Instructions

  1. Ask for any missing inputs, then proceed and label gaps as assumptions.
  2. Summarise progress against each original goal in one line: on track, partial or stalled, with the evidence given.
  3. Name what in the current approach is working and should be protected.
  4. Name what is not working, with the likely cause rather than the symptom.
  5. Propose three adjustments for the second half, each with a rationale and a way to tell if it worked.
  6. Rewrite the remaining session plan around those adjustments and list questions to confirm it with the client.

Output format Markdown headings: Progress Against Goals, Keep, Change, Proposed Adjustments, Revised Session Plan, Questions for the Client. Bullets, under 700 words, plain professional tone. Leave out coaching theory and motivational language.

Guardrails Do not invent metrics, assessment scores or client quotes; use only what is provided. Flag every assumption and mark what the coach must verify with the client or sponsor. If a legal, HR, medical or regulatory matter arises, say it should be referred to the appropriate professional, not coached.

Example VP Operations, 12 sessions booked and 6 done, goals were delegation and executive presence, client says sessions are useful but too reflective.