CPC CPC Coaching Fundamentals & Methodology 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: In a CPC session, 'contracting' refers to:
- Signing a legal employment agreement
- Establishing clear agreements on goals, process, and boundaries at the start of the relationship (Correct answer)
- Negotiating the coach's hourly rate
- Creating a productivity contract the client must follow
Correct answer: Establishing clear agreements on goals, process, and boundaries at the start of the relationship
Contracting sets mutual expectations, roles, confidentiality terms, and session structure before coaching begins.
Question 2: What is the purpose of a 'homework' or between-session action in productivity coaching?
- To keep the client busy between sessions
- To reinforce insights and build momentum toward client goals (Correct answer)
- To test whether the client follows instructions
- To generate data for the coach's reports
Correct answer: To reinforce insights and build momentum toward client goals
Between-session actions translate coaching insights into real-world practice and help clients build new habits.
Question 3: Which approach best describes a 'strengths-based' coaching style?
- Focusing on diagnosing and fixing the client's weaknesses
- Building on the client's existing talents and capabilities to drive progress (Correct answer)
- Comparing the client's performance to industry benchmarks
- Assigning standard productivity frameworks regardless of individual strengths
Correct answer: Building on the client's existing talents and capabilities to drive progress
Strengths-based coaching leverages what the client already does well as a foundation for growth.
Question 4: When a client is resistant to change, a CPC should first:
- End the coaching engagement
- Explore the client's ambivalence with curiosity and without judgment (Correct answer)
- Increase session frequency to apply more pressure
- Provide a list of consequences for not changing
Correct answer: Explore the client's ambivalence with curiosity and without judgment
Exploring resistance non-judgmentally helps uncover underlying fears or beliefs that are blocking progress.
Question 5: What does 'accountability' mean in a productive coaching relationship?
- The coach monitors and reports the client's productivity metrics
- The client takes ownership of their commitments and reports progress honestly (Correct answer)
- The coach is responsible for the client's results
- Accountability means punishing the client for missed targets
Correct answer: The client takes ownership of their commitments and reports progress honestly
Accountability in coaching means the client owns their commitments and engages honestly about follow-through.
Question 6: The ICF (International Coaching Federation) Core Competency of 'Presence' means:
- Having a professional office space
- Being fully conscious and aware, creating a spontaneous relationship with the client (Correct answer)
- Maintaining a formal distance from the client
- Documenting every word the client says
Correct answer: Being fully conscious and aware, creating a spontaneous relationship with the client
Coaching presence involves being fully engaged and flexible in the moment with each unique client.
CPC CPC Coaching Fundamentals & Methodology 2
In a CPC session, 'contracting' refers to: