CELC Building the Coaching Agreement 3

Question 1

Under ICF ethics guidelines, which scenario would require a coach to breach confidentiality in an executive coaching agreement?

Accepted Answer

The coachee reveals credible plans to harm themselves or others

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The coachee discloses they are considering switching employers

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The coachee shares that they disagreed with a board decision

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The sponsor requests a progress report outside normal check-ins

Question 2

Which approach BEST protects both coach and coachee when the sponsoring organization requests detailed session notes?

Accepted Answer

Reference the pre-agreed confidentiality clause and share only the summary metrics defined in the agreement

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Provide full session transcripts to maintain organizational transparency

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Refuse all reporting because confidentiality is absolute in coaching

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Let the coachee decide in the moment without any prior agreement framework

Question 3

An executive coach discovers that the coachee is also receiving coaching from a colleague in the same firm. The FIRST step should be:

Accepted Answer

Raise the situation transparently with the coachee and clarify how parallel coaching relationships will be managed

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Immediately terminate the engagement to avoid liability

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Contact the colleague coach to coordinate without telling the coachee

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Report the situation to the sponsoring organization

Question 4

Which boundary issue should be proactively addressed in the coaching agreement to prevent role confusion?

Accepted Answer

Whether the coach can also serve as the coachee's business consultant or mentor

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The coach's personal investment portfolio

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The coachee's internal performance review schedule

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Details of the coachee's previous coaches

Question 5

A coaching agreement's 'termination clause' should specify:

Accepted Answer

Conditions under which either party may end the engagement and required notice periods

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The reasons the coach may terminate the coachee's employment

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A mandatory cooling-off period before beginning any future coaching relationship

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The coachee's right to publish session content after termination

Question 6

When a new sponsor replaces the original one mid-engagement, the coach's BEST action is to:

Accepted Answer

Initiate a revised three-way agreement with the new sponsor, coachee, and coach

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Continue unchanged because the coachee's agreement is unaffected

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Immediately pause all sessions until the organizational change stabilizes

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Transfer all confidential session notes to the new sponsor to bring them up to speed

Question 7

Which practice BEST demonstrates ethical transparency during the contracting phase of executive coaching?

Accepted Answer

Disclosing the coach's methods, limitations, and any potential conflicts of interest before finalizing the agreement

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Withholding the coach's fee structure until after the first session

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Letting the sponsor dictate coaching goals without informing the coachee

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Promising specific performance outcomes to secure the engagement