CLC Goal Setting & Performance Accountability 3

Question 1

Which model is MOST commonly associated with structured goal-setting conversations in leadership coaching?

Accepted Answer

GROW model

Answer

The GROW model (Goal, Reality, Options, Will/Way Forward) provides a structured framework for goal-focused coaching conversations.

Question 2

A coaching client achieves their goal but reports feeling unfulfilled. This MOST likely indicates:

Accepted Answer

The goal was not aligned with the client's deeper values or intrinsic motivations

Answer

Fulfillment comes from value alignment; achieving an externally driven or misaligned goal often leaves clients feeling hollow.

Question 3

What is the PRIMARY purpose of a 'pre-mortem' exercise in goal setting?

Accepted Answer

To proactively identify what could cause the goal to fail before execution begins

Answer

A pre-mortem asks the client to imagine failure and work backward to identify risks, enabling proactive mitigation.

Question 4

When a client sets a goal primarily to please their supervisor rather than from personal conviction, this is an example of:

Accepted Answer

Extrinsic motivation

Answer

Extrinsic motivation is driven by external rewards or approval rather than internal desire, which typically reduces long-term commitment.

Question 5

A coach notices a client regularly overpromises and underdelivers on their commitments. The MOST appropriate coaching intervention is to:

Accepted Answer

Explore the client's relationship with commitment and what drives over-promising

Answer

Overpromising is often a pattern rooted in people-pleasing or fear, which requires reflective exploration rather than a structural fix.

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