CPCC Intuition in Coaching 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: In Co-Active coaching, which level of listening involves the coach being most aware of their own opinions and internal reactions?
- Level 1 (Internal listening) (Correct answer)
- Level 2 (Focused listening)
- Level 3 (Global listening)
- Level 4 (Systemic listening)
Correct answer: Level 1 (Internal listening)
Level 1 listening is internal — the coach's attention is centered on their own thoughts, judgments, and reactions rather than fully on the client.
Question 2: When a coach says 'I don't know exactly why, but I'm sensing there's something else underneath what you just said,' this demonstrates:
- Poor coaching technique due to vagueness and lack of directness
- The coach using intuition transparently in service of the client (Correct answer)
- The coach making inappropriate assumptions about the client's inner world
- An unprofessional projection that should be avoided in coaching
Correct answer: The coach using intuition transparently in service of the client
Offering a tentative intuitive observation with transparency about its uncertain nature is a hallmark of skilled Co-Active intuition use.
Question 3: The Co-Active model teaches that intuition is most effective when:
- Saved for the end of the coaching session as a summary observation
- Offered boldly as a definitive, confident insight without qualification
- Surfaced in the moment as it arises, in service of the client (Correct answer)
- Used only after thorough logical analysis confirms its validity
Correct answer: Surfaced in the moment as it arises, in service of the client
Co-Active coaching emphasizes surfacing intuition in the moment — its freshness and immediacy make it most potent and alive for the client.
Question 4: What distinguishes intuition from making assumptions in Co-Active coaching?
- Intuition is always accurate while assumptions are often wrong
- Intuition is offered tentatively as an invitation; assumptions are imposed as fact (Correct answer)
- Intuition comes from experience while assumptions come from training
- There is no meaningful distinction — both are forms of projection onto the client
Correct answer: Intuition is offered tentatively as an invitation; assumptions are imposed as fact
The key distinction is that intuition is held lightly and offered as an invitation for exploration, while assumptions are stated as truth without checking with the client.
Question 5: A coach notices that every time a client mentions their boss, the client's voice becomes quieter. This observation is best used by:
- Ignoring it since it may be coincidental and unrelated to coaching goals
- Diagnosing the client's underlying relationship issues from this pattern
- Gently naming the observation and inviting the client to explore what it might mean (Correct answer)
- Telling the client they appear to have a fear of authority figures
Correct answer: Gently naming the observation and inviting the client to explore what it might mean
Noticing and gently naming behavioral patterns without diagnosing is a key application of intuition in Co-Active coaching.
Question 6: In the Co-Active model, 'trusting the intuition' means:
- Always acting on every intuitive feeling immediately without pausing
- Being willing to voice intuitive observations even when the coach feels uncertain (Correct answer)
- Relying exclusively on gut feeling over established coaching techniques
- Sharing only positive or affirming intuitive observations with clients
Correct answer: Being willing to voice intuitive observations even when the coach feels uncertain
Trusting intuition in Co-Active coaching means having the courage to voice intuitive observations even when you are uncertain, because they may serve the client.
Question 7: Which of the following is a characteristic of Level 3 (global) listening?
- The coach focuses exclusively on the literal meaning of the client's words
- The coach is aware only of the client's stated emotional content
- The coach has an expanded awareness of energy, pace, silence, and what is unspoken (Correct answer)
- The coach listens while simultaneously taking detailed written notes
Correct answer: The coach has an expanded awareness of energy, pace, silence, and what is unspoken
Global/Level 3 listening encompasses awareness of the entire coaching field — energy, silence, pace, and information that transcends literal verbal content.
CPCC Intuition in Coaching 2
In Co-Active coaching, which level of listening involves the coach being most aware of their own opinions and internal reactions?