Goal Setting & Performance Accountability Flashcards
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Which model is MOST commonly associated with structured goal-setting conversations in leadership coaching?
Answer: GROW model
The GROW model (Goal, Reality, Options, Will/Way Forward) provides a structured framework for goal-focused coaching conversations.
A coaching client achieves their goal but reports feeling unfulfilled. This MOST likely indicates:
Answer: The goal was not aligned with the client's deeper values or intrinsic motivations
Fulfillment comes from value alignment; achieving an externally driven or misaligned goal often leaves clients feeling hollow.
What is the PRIMARY purpose of a 'pre-mortem' exercise in goal setting?
Answer: To proactively identify what could cause the goal to fail before execution begins
A pre-mortem asks the client to imagine failure and work backward to identify risks, enabling proactive mitigation.
When a client sets a goal primarily to please their supervisor rather than from personal conviction, this is an example of:
Answer: Extrinsic motivation
Extrinsic motivation is driven by external rewards or approval rather than internal desire, which typically reduces long-term commitment.
A coach notices a client regularly overpromises and underdelivers on their commitments. The MOST appropriate coaching intervention is to:
Answer: Explore the client's relationship with commitment and what drives over-promising
Overpromising is often a pattern rooted in people-pleasing or fear, which requires reflective exploration rather than a structural fix.
Which of the following is an example of a PROCESS goal rather than an OUTCOME goal?
Answer: Complete two leadership development books per month
A process goal focuses on the behaviors and actions (reading books) rather than the result, giving the client direct control.
In performance accountability coaching, 'acknowledging without rescuing' means:
Answer: Recognizing the client's struggle without taking over or solving the problem for them
Coaches support clients emotionally while preserving their ownership of the challenge, avoiding dependency.