Coaching and Facilitation Flashcards

Which technique helps a facilitator ensure all participants contribute equally during an ideation session?

Answer: Round-robin sharing where each person speaks in turn

Round-robin and similar structured techniques ensure every participant has an equal opportunity to contribute, preventing dominant voices from controlling the session.

What is the primary goal of a 'coaching agreement' established at the start of a coaching engagement?

Answer: To establish mutual expectations, boundaries, and the focus of the coaching relationship

A coaching agreement creates clarity and psychological safety by defining what the relationship will look like, what success means, and how coach and coachee will work together.

An agile leader is facilitating a team decision. The team is divided between two options. Which facilitation approach supports agile values best?

Answer: Use a consent-based decision-making process to find a workable solution

Consent-based decision-making (asking 'can you live with this?') is faster than full consensus and supports team autonomy by reaching a workable agreement without requiring unanimity.

What does 'holding the space' mean in agile facilitation?

Answer: Creating and maintaining a psychologically safe container where people feel free to think and speak openly

Holding the space means creating conditions—emotional, relational, and environmental—where participants feel safe to explore ideas, express concerns, and take risks.

Which behavior by an agile leader most undermines psychological safety during a coaching session?

Answer: Interrupting to offer their own solution before the coachee finishes thinking

Interrupting with solutions signals that the coach's agenda takes priority over the coachee's thinking, eroding trust and psychological safety.

In the context of CAL-1 agile leadership, what is 'systemic coaching'?

Answer: Addressing team and organizational dynamics rather than only individual behaviors

Systemic coaching recognizes that individual behavior is shaped by organizational systems and dynamics, and effective coaching must address those larger patterns to create sustainable change.

After a coaching conversation, an agile leader reflects on their performance. Which self-assessment question aligns MOST with ICF coaching competencies?

Answer: How much of the meeting time did I spend talking versus listening?

Monitoring the ratio of coach talk to coachee talk is a key quality indicator; effective coaches listen far more than they speak, with the coachee doing the majority of the thinking.