CPM Coaching & Leadership Pipeline 2

Question 1

A manager notices a high-potential employee consistently avoids presenting to senior leadership. Which coaching approach best addresses this development gap?

Accepted Answer

Create stretch assignments that gradually increase the employee's executive exposure

Answer

Gradual stretch assignments build confidence through progressive exposure while keeping the employee in their growth zone.

Question 2

In the leadership pipeline model, what is the primary shift required when moving from managing managers to functional manager?

Accepted Answer

Managing a broader business unit and developing other managers' leadership skills

Answer

The functional manager passage requires overseeing multiple departments and coaching managers to develop their own teams.

Question 3

Which coaching conversation technique is most effective when an employee is stuck and cannot identify solutions on their own?

Accepted Answer

Using Socratic questioning to help the employee explore new perspectives

Answer

Socratic questioning guides the employee to discover their own solutions, building critical thinking and ownership.

Question 4

A team leader consistently achieves results but struggles to develop team members. In the leadership pipeline framework, this represents a failure at which level?

Accepted Answer

Managing others

Answer

The 'managing others' passage explicitly requires shifting from personal productivity to developing and enabling others.

Question 5

When coaching an employee who is resistant to feedback, what is the most effective first step?

Accepted Answer

Explore the employee's perception of the feedback before presenting your own view

Answer

Understanding the employee's perspective first reduces defensiveness and creates psychological safety for the coaching conversation.

(CPM) Certified People Manager Practice Test

(CPM) Certified People Manager Practice Test

CPM Coaching & Leadership Pipeline 2