Professional Development Planning Flashcards

When co-creating a professional development plan with a team member, what should a team coach prioritize to ensure ownership?

Answer: Ensuring the team member identifies their own goals and metrics

Co-created plans where the individual identifies their own goals promote intrinsic motivation and sustained ownership of the development process.

A team member's development plan shows no progress after two months. As a team coach, what is the BEST initial step?

Answer: Conduct a reflective conversation to explore barriers and re-examine commitment

A reflective dialogue helps surface hidden obstacles and rekindles commitment before making structural changes to the plan.

Which principle best supports a team coach in helping teams develop a growth mindset culture?

Answer: Celebrating experimentation and learning from failure alongside successes

Celebrating learning and experimentation signals that growth is valued, which normalizes risk-taking essential to a growth mindset.

In professional development planning, what does a '70-20-10 framework' primarily refer to?

Answer: Learning derived from experience, social interaction, and formal education

The 70-20-10 model proposes that 70% of learning comes from on-the-job experience, 20% from social/collaborative learning, and 10% from formal instruction.

A team coach notices that development plans across the team are inconsistently formatted and tracked. What is the most effective systemic response?

Answer: Facilitate a team conversation to co-design a shared tracking approach while allowing individual flexibility

A collaboratively designed shared framework creates consistency while preserving the autonomy that drives individual engagement.

Which question is MOST aligned with a coaching stance when reviewing a team member's professional development goals?

Answer: What does success look like for you at the end of this development period?

Asking what success looks like keeps the individual's perspective central, consistent with a coaching rather than directing stance.

When integrating team professional development planning with organizational strategy, a team coach's PRIMARY role is to:

Answer: Help team members connect their personal growth goals to the broader organizational purpose

A team coach creates alignment by facilitating meaning-making, helping individuals see how their growth serves both personal and organizational goals.