CPM Coaching & Leadership Pipeline 3

Question 1

A manager is coaching an employee using the GROW model. After establishing the Goal and exploring Reality, what is the next step?

Accepted Answer

Explore Options available to the employee

Answer

The GROW model sequence is Goal, Reality, Options, Will — Options come third and involve brainstorming possible paths forward.

Question 2

Which leadership pipeline passage is most often the source of organizational dysfunction when poorly executed?

Accepted Answer

Individual contributor to managing others

Answer

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.

Question 3

During a coaching session, an employee says, 'I just don't think I'm cut out for leadership.' What is the best coaching response?

Accepted Answer

Ask the employee to say more about what leads them to that conclusion

Answer

Exploring the belief behind the statement uncovers root causes and gives the coachee space to examine their assumptions.

Question 4

What is the primary purpose of a leadership pipeline in an organization?

Accepted Answer

To ensure a continuous supply of leaders ready to fill roles at each level

Answer

A leadership pipeline ensures the organization can fill leadership vacancies at all levels from within, reducing reliance on external hiring.

Question 5

A manager uses stretch assignments as a coaching tool. What key condition must be met for a stretch assignment to be developmentally effective?

Accepted Answer

The assignment should be slightly beyond the employee's current capability with adequate support

Answer

Effective stretch assignments sit in the growth zone — challenging enough to develop new skills but supported enough to prevent derailment.

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CPM Coaching & Leadership Pipeline 3