CPCC Coach Presence & Self-Management 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: In Co-Active Coaching, 'coach presence' primarily refers to:
- The coach's professional credentials displayed during sessions
- The coach's full, conscious attention and open awareness in the coaching moment (Correct answer)
- The coach's ability to maintain a calm physical demeanor
- The coach's reputation and authority in the coaching field
Correct 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.
Question 2: A coach finds themselves mentally rehearsing their next question while the client is still speaking. This indicates a failure of:
- Active listening at Level 2
- Coaching presence (Correct answer)
- Empathy
- Forward design
Correct 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.
Question 3: The Co-Active concept of 'self-management' for the coach means:
- Managing the coach's time and scheduling efficiently
- Setting aside the coach's own agenda, emotions, and reactions to serve the client (Correct answer)
- Keeping personal feelings completely hidden from the client at all times
- Managing the coach's caseload to avoid burnout
Correct 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.
Question 4: Which of the following best demonstrates strong coach self-management?
- A coach who never feels emotions during a session
- A coach who notices their frustration rising and chooses not to act from it (Correct answer)
- A coach who shares all their reactions with the client for transparency
- A coach who ends sessions when the content becomes emotionally challenging
Correct 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.
Question 5: When a client's situation resonates strongly with the coach's own unresolved issues, the coach should:
- Share their personal experience to build rapport
- Immediately refer the client to a therapist
- Notice the resonance, set it aside, and keep focus on the client (Correct answer)
- End the session and seek supervision before continuing
Correct 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.
Question 6: A Co-Active coach who is highly present is most likely to:
- Follow their prepared session plan regardless of what emerges
- Respond to what is actually happening in the moment rather than what was anticipated (Correct answer)
- Minimize emotional content to keep the session focused
- Use the same powerful questions across all clients
Correct 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.
CPCC Coach Presence & Self-Management 1
In Co-Active Coaching, 'coach presence' primarily refers to: