Coach Presence & Self-Management Flashcards

In Co-Active Coaching, 'coach presence' primarily refers to:

Answer: The coach's full, conscious attention and open awareness in the coaching moment

Coach presence is the quality of being fully attentive and open in the moment, enabling the coach to respond authentically to what is happening.

A coach finds themselves mentally rehearsing their next question while the client is still speaking. This indicates a failure of:

Answer: Coaching presence

Planning the next question while the client speaks is a classic sign that the coach has lost full presence and is operating from the head rather than the moment.

The Co-Active concept of 'self-management' for the coach means:

Answer: Setting aside the coach's own agenda, emotions, and reactions to serve the client

Self-management involves the coach noticing their own reactions and consciously setting them aside so the client's needs remain central.

Which of the following best demonstrates strong coach self-management?

Answer: A coach who notices their frustration rising and chooses not to act from it

Self-management is not the absence of feelings but the ability to notice them and choose a conscious response rather than a reactive one.

When a client's situation resonates strongly with the coach's own unresolved issues, the coach should:

Answer: Notice the resonance, set it aside, and keep focus on the client

Noticing personal resonance and consciously redirecting attention to the client is a core self-management skill in Co-Active Coaching.

A Co-Active coach who is highly present is most likely to:

Answer: Respond to what is actually happening in the moment rather than what was anticipated

Full presence enables a coach to 'dance in the moment,' responding to what is actually alive rather than following a preset script.