Goal Setting & Performance Accountability Flashcards
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A coaching client sets a goal to 'improve team communication.' As their coach, what is your BEST next step?
Answer: Help the client convert the vague goal into a specific, measurable outcome
Vague goals lack the specificity needed for accountability, so the coach helps translate them into measurable outcomes.
Which accountability structure is MOST effective for sustaining long-term behavioral change in a coaching client?
Answer: A self-designed accountability system the client owns
Client-owned accountability systems build intrinsic motivation and are more sustainable than externally imposed structures.
The concept of 'stretch goals' in leadership coaching refers to goals that are:
Answer: Slightly beyond the client's current perceived capacity to drive growth
Stretch goals push clients beyond their comfort zone, fostering development while remaining attainable with effort.
A client consistently misses self-imposed deadlines. A leadership coach should FIRST:
Answer: Explore what underlying beliefs or fears may be driving the pattern
Recurring deadline misses often signal deeper mindset or motivational issues that must be explored before tactical fixes.
In the context of performance accountability, what does 'closing the loop' mean?
Answer: Reviewing outcomes against commitments and drawing learning from the results
Closing the loop means comparing actual results to intended commitments and extracting lessons to inform future performance.
Which of the following BEST describes 'backward goal mapping' in a coaching context?
Answer: Starting with the desired end state and working backward to identify necessary steps
Backward goal mapping starts at the desired outcome and traces the required milestones and actions back to the present.
A leader sets a goal to increase their team's productivity by 20% in 90 days. Which element would make this goal MOST effective?
Answer: Adding a clear definition of how productivity will be measured
A measurable definition of productivity is essential so progress can be tracked and the goal evaluated objectively.