Coaching & Leadership Pipeline Flashcards
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A manager is coaching an employee using the GROW model. After establishing the Goal and exploring Reality, what is the next step?
Answer: Explore Options available to the employee
The GROW model sequence is Goal, Reality, Options, Will — Options come third and involve brainstorming possible paths forward.
Which leadership pipeline passage is most often the source of organizational dysfunction when poorly executed?
Answer: Individual contributor to managing others
The first passage from individual contributor to managing others is the most common failure point because it requires a fundamental mindset shift that many new managers never fully make.
During a coaching session, an employee says, 'I just don't think I'm cut out for leadership.' What is the best coaching response?
Answer: Ask the employee to say more about what leads them to that conclusion
Exploring the belief behind the statement uncovers root causes and gives the coachee space to examine their assumptions.
What is the primary purpose of a leadership pipeline in an organization?
Answer: To ensure a continuous supply of leaders ready to fill roles at each level
A leadership pipeline ensures the organization can fill leadership vacancies at all levels from within, reducing reliance on external hiring.
A manager uses stretch assignments as a coaching tool. What key condition must be met for a stretch assignment to be developmentally effective?
Answer: The assignment should be slightly beyond the employee's current capability with adequate support
Effective stretch assignments sit in the growth zone — challenging enough to develop new skills but supported enough to prevent derailment.
Which coaching behavior most undermines trust in the coaching relationship?
Answer: Sharing coaching conversation content with the coachee's peers
Sharing confidential coaching content destroys psychological safety and breaks the trust that makes coaching effective.
In the context of the leadership pipeline, what does 'work values' refer to?
Answer: What a leader believes is important enough to spend time on at a given level
Work values in the pipeline model describe what a leader prioritizes — and these must shift appropriately at each new leadership level.