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SMART Goal Co-Creation Flashcards

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  1. A mentor reviews a mentee's SMART goal and notices the deadline is three years away with no interim milestones. The BEST coaching intervention is to:

    Answer: Collaborate with the mentee to establish quarterly milestones that build toward the three-year target

    Long-term goals need interim milestones to maintain momentum and provide actionable near-term focus.

  2. When a mentee's SMART goal is externally imposed (e.g., by their manager), the mentor's co-creation role shifts to:

    Answer: Helping the mentee find personal meaning and ownership within the imposed goal

    Even with externally set goals, mentors can help mentees connect the goal to their own values, preserving intrinsic motivation.

  3. Which question is MOST useful for evaluating whether a mentee's goal meets the 'time-bound' criterion?

    Answer: By what specific date will you consider this goal achieved?

    Asking for a specific completion date directly tests whether the time-bound element is present and defined.

  4. In SMART goal co-creation, the 'so that' technique involves having the mentee complete the sentence 'I will achieve X so that...' This technique primarily strengthens which SMART element?

    Answer: Relevant

    Articulating the 'so that' rationale explicitly connects the goal to a larger purpose, reinforcing its relevance to the mentee's life and career.

  5. A mentee achieves the numerical target of their SMART goal but reports feeling unfulfilled. This MOST likely indicates the goal lacked:

    Answer: True relevance to the mentee's deeper values or aspirations

    Unfulfillment despite goal completion is a classic signal that the goal was measurable and achievable but not genuinely relevant to what the mentee cares about.

  6. Which of the following BEST describes the difference between a mentor's role in goal-setting versus goal co-creation?

    Answer: In goal-setting the mentor defines outcomes; in co-creation both parties shape the goal collaboratively

    The defining distinction is authorship: unilateral in goal-setting, bilateral in co-creation.

  7. A mentee keeps postponing action on their SMART goal despite agreeing to it. The MOST likely co-creation issue to investigate is:

    Answer: Whether the mentee truly owns the goal or agreed to please the mentor

    Persistent inaction often signals that the mentee lacks genuine ownership—they may have accepted the goal to satisfy external expectations rather than internal motivation.