CELC Coaching Models and Frameworks 4

Question 1

In Cognitive Behavioral Coaching (CBC), the ABC model refers to:

Accepted Answer

Activating event, Beliefs, and Consequences

Answer

Derived from Ellis's Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy, CBC's ABC model shows how beliefs (B) about an event (A) drive emotional and behavioral consequences (C), not the event itself.

Question 2

Stakeholder-Centered Coaching (Marshall Goldsmith) distinguishes itself from most executive coaching models primarily by:

Accepted Answer

Making behavioral change visible and accountable to key stakeholders over time

Answer

Goldsmith's Stakeholder-Centered Coaching requires clients to gather ongoing stakeholder feedback and follow-up, embedding accountability into the surrounding organizational system.

Question 3

Which element of the Co-Active model represents the coach's responsibility to champion the client's agenda over the coach's own agenda?

Accepted Answer

Being for the client's agenda (client-designed alliance)

Answer

Co-Active Coaching's 'designed alliance' principle establishes that the relationship structure is co-created and kept firmly in service of the client's goals, not the coach's preferences.

Question 4

A coach applying Positive Psychology in an executive context would MOST likely use which intervention to increase a client's resilience?

Accepted Answer

VIA Strengths identification and strengths deployment planning

Answer

Positive Psychology interventions such as the VIA Character Strengths survey help clients identify and intentionally leverage their top strengths to buffer against setbacks.

Question 5

In the Immunity to Change process, the 'competing commitment' column reveals:

Accepted Answer

An unconscious hidden commitment that protects a big assumption and blocks change

Answer

The competing commitment is not a conscious goal but an unconscious protective mechanism tied to a big assumption the client holds about safety or identity.

(CELC) Certified Executive Leadership Coach Practice Test

(CELC) Certified Executive Leadership Coach Practice Test

CELC Coaching Models and Frameworks 4