CPCC Accountability & Acknowledgment in Coaching

Question 1

In Co-Active Coaching, accountability is best described as:

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A structure the client designs to support their own follow-through

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The coach enforcing consequences when clients miss their commitments

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The formal reporting system between coach and client organization

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A punitive process to ensure clients complete their tasks

Question 2

What is the Co-Active coach's primary role in the accountability process?

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To hold a caring, consistent space that supports the client in honoring their own word

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To remind clients of their commitments and enforce deadlines

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To report client progress to organizational stakeholders

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To design an action plan the client can be measured against

Question 3

A client consistently fails to follow through on commitments made in sessions. The Co-Active coach's most appropriate response is:

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Explore without judgment what is getting in the way of the client's follow-through

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Issue a formal warning that the coaching relationship may need to end

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Reduce the complexity of commitments until the client can succeed

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Give the client a checklist system the coach has used with other clients

Question 4

In Co-Active Coaching, 'acknowledgment' differs from 'praise' in that acknowledgment:

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Recognizes who the client is being, not just what they have done

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Is given only when the client achieves major milestones

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Is offered as a compliment to reinforce desired behavior

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Must be specific and measurable to be meaningful

Question 5

Which of the following is an example of a Co-Active acknowledgment rather than praise?

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'I see a person who faced fear and chose courage anyway.'

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'Great job completing your project on time!'

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'Your boss must be very impressed with your performance.'

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'You should be proud — this is exactly what successful people do.'

Question 6

A client dismisses the coach's acknowledgment by saying 'It was nothing, really.' The Co-Active coach should:

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Gently invite the client to receive the acknowledgment and sit with what it brings up

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Accept the client's minimization and move on quickly

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Repeat the acknowledgment more forcefully to ensure it lands

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Ask why the client struggles with receiving compliments