CPCC Fulfillment & Values-Based Coaching 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: In Co-Active Coaching, 'saboteurs' in the context of fulfillment refer to:
- Colleagues who undermine the client's progress
- Internal critical voices that block a client from living their values (Correct answer)
- Coaches who do not uphold ICF ethics
- External obstacles like financial constraints
Correct answer: Internal critical voices that block a client from living their values
Saboteurs are internal voices or patterns that interfere with a client's ability to live in alignment with their values.
Question 2: A Co-Active coach notices a client consistently compromises their value of 'integrity' in work situations. The most appropriate coaching response is:
- Confront the client and call out their dishonesty
- Curiously explore what makes it difficult to act from integrity in those moments (Correct answer)
- Advise the client to find a new job with more ethical colleagues
- Ignore the pattern as it falls outside coaching scope
Correct answer: Curiously explore what makes it difficult to act from integrity in those moments
Curious exploration of patterns that contradict values helps clients understand and shift their behavior sustainably.
Question 3: Which Co-Active tool best helps a client identify where values are being honored or violated?
- The Wheel of Life
- The Fulfillment Model Assessment
- The Values Audit (Correct answer)
- SWOT Analysis
Correct answer: The Values Audit
A Values Audit specifically examines each area of a client's life to assess alignment with their stated core values.
Question 4: A client discovers their top value is 'adventure' but works a routine 9-to-5 job they find stifling. The Co-Active coach should:
- Advise the client to immediately quit and travel the world
- Help the client explore how to bring adventure into their current life and consider bigger changes (Correct answer)
- Tell the client that values must sometimes be suppressed for stability
- Reframe adventure as an unrealistic value for an adult
Correct answer: Help the client explore how to bring adventure into their current life and consider bigger changes
Co-Active coaches help clients find immediate small ways to honor values while also exploring longer-term possibilities.
Question 5: When a coach notices a client's energy drops significantly when discussing a current project, this signals:
- The client is tired and needs to reschedule
- A potential misalignment between the project and the client's values (Correct answer)
- The client needs a different coaching approach
- The coach should steer toward more positive topics
Correct answer: A potential misalignment between the project and the client's values
Energy shifts are data in Co-Active Coaching and often reveal values misalignment or areas needing deeper exploration.
Question 6: Which of the following questions is MOST aligned with fulfillment coaching?
- What is the fastest way to accomplish your goal?
- What would your boss say you should do?
- What does living fully according to your values look like in this area? (Correct answer)
- What have other people in your position typically done?
Correct answer: What does living fully according to your values look like in this area?
Fulfillment coaching centers on values-based living; asking what full alignment looks like invites that exploration directly.
CPCC Fulfillment & Values-Based Coaching 2
In Co-Active Coaching, 'saboteurs' in the context of fulfillment refer to: