CAL-1 Coaching and Facilitation

Question 1

What is the primary distinction between coaching and mentoring in an agile leadership context?

Accepted Answer

Coaching draws out the coachee's own solutions while mentoring shares the mentor's experience and advice

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Coaching provides answers while mentoring asks questions

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Coaching focuses on technical skills while mentoring focuses on soft skills

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Coaching is short-term while mentoring is always long-term

Question 2

Which coaching stance best describes an agile leader who withholds their own opinion to allow the team to self-discover solutions?

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Coach-like leader

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Expert advisor

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Directive manager

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Consulting partner

Question 3

When facilitating an agile retrospective, what should a leader prioritize above all else?

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Creating a safe environment where all voices can be heard

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Ensuring the team identifies at least five improvement items

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Sharing their own analysis of what went wrong

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Finishing the session within the allotted timebox

Question 4

An agile leader notices a team member is resistant to a new process change. Which coaching approach is most appropriate?

Accepted Answer

Ask open-ended questions to understand the root cause of their concerns

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Mandate compliance and document the resistance

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Assign the team member to a different team

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Explain the benefits of the change repeatedly until they agree

Question 5

What is the purpose of active listening as a facilitation skill in agile leadership?

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To fully understand the speaker's perspective before responding

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To quickly identify who is wrong in a conflict

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To demonstrate authority during team discussions

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To speed up decision-making by summarizing quickly

Question 6

Which facilitation technique is best suited for generating a large number of ideas from a team in a short amount of time?

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Brainstorming or brainwriting

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Fishbone diagram

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SWOT analysis

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Five Whys

Question 7

In the GROW coaching model used by agile leaders, what does the 'R' stand for?

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Reality

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Resolve

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Results

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Responsibility