CPM Strengths-Based Feedback 3

Question 1

The 'strengths overuse' risk in feedback refers to:

Accepted Answer

A strength applied excessively or in the wrong context becoming a liability

Answer

Any strength overused or misapplied can turn into a derailer, such as confidence becoming arrogance when unchecked.

Question 2

In the context of CPM mentoring, 'strength blindness' means:

Accepted Answer

A mentee being unaware of their own natural talents because they seem effortless

Answer

Strength blindness occurs when individuals discount their greatest talents precisely because those abilities feel easy and natural to them.

Question 3

Which feedback structure is most aligned with strengths-based mentoring?

Accepted Answer

Strength-impact-opportunity format

Answer

The Strength-Impact-Opportunity format names the strength, describes its positive impact, and connects it to a growth opportunity — keeping the frame asset-based.

Question 4

When a mentee's StrengthsFinder results show 'Competition' as a top theme, a strengths-based mentor should advise:

Accepted Answer

Leverage it by setting personal performance benchmarks and celebrating progress

Answer

Strengths-based mentoring guides individuals to deploy their natural themes productively, such as channeling Competition into self-improvement benchmarks.

Question 5

A mentor notices a mentee receives consistent praise for 'empathy' but the mentee never lists it as a strength. The best strengths-based action is to:

Accepted Answer

Surface the external evidence and help the mentee own empathy as a strength

Answer

Surfacing external evidence of an unrecognized strength helps the mentee develop an accurate and empowering self-concept.

(CPM) Certified Professional Mentor Practice Test

(CPM) Certified Professional Mentor Practice Test

CPM Strengths-Based Feedback 3