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Strategic Planning & Goal Setting Flashcards

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  1. A coachee consistently meets short-term targets but makes no progress on long-term strategic goals. A CLC should first:

    Answer: Explore whether urgent tasks are systematically crowding out important strategic work

    Covey's urgent-vs-important matrix helps coaches identify when reactive work displaces strategic investment.

  2. Which element of the GROW coaching model directly addresses the strategic planning phase of identifying desired outcomes?

    Answer: Goal

    The Goal phase of GROW establishes what the coachee wants to achieve, which is the foundation of any strategic planning effort.

  3. In the context of leadership coaching, 'stretch goals' are most useful when they:

    Answer: Challenge the leader while remaining achievable with significant effort

    Effective stretch goals push beyond comfort zones but stay within the realm of achievability to motivate rather than demoralize.

  4. A strategic plan that relies heavily on a single competitive advantage is best described as:

    Answer: Vulnerable to disruption

    Overreliance on one advantage creates fragility; if that advantage erodes, the entire strategy is at risk.

  5. Which goal-setting approach emphasizes making goals public and recruiting social support to increase commitment?

    Answer: Public commitment strategy

    Public commitment leverages social accountability, increasing follow-through by making intentions visible to others.

  6. A nonprofit leader's strategic plan focuses on expanding services but ignores funding sustainability. As a CLC, you would:

    Answer: Help the leader stress-test the plan by exploring financial assumptions and risks

    Coaches help leaders examine blind spots and stress-test assumptions to build more resilient strategic plans.

  7. In strategic planning, 'backward planning' (also called reverse engineering) involves:

    Answer: Starting from the desired end state and working backward to identify required steps

    Backward planning starts with the end goal and maps the sequence of actions needed to reach it, clarifying the path forward.