Accountability & Acknowledgment in Coaching Flashcards

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

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

Co-Active accountability is client-designed and intrinsically motivated, not externally enforced by the coach.

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

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

The coach holds accountability as an ally, not an enforcer, reflecting the client's commitments back with care rather than authority.

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

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

Curious, non-judgmental exploration of what blocks follow-through often reveals deeper beliefs, fears, or competing commitments.

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

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

Acknowledgment in Co-Active Coaching reflects back the qualities of character the client demonstrated, deepening their self-awareness.

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

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

Acknowledgment names the inner quality or character trait demonstrated, while praise evaluates the external result.

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

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

Helping the client receive acknowledgment is part of the coaching work; dismissal often reveals something worth exploring about self-worth.