CTP Performance Management & Coaching 2

Question 1

What is the primary purpose of establishing competency frameworks in an organization?

Accepted Answer

To define the knowledge, skills, and behaviors required for effective performance in specific roles

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To reduce the number of performance appraisals conducted each year

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To automate the employee scheduling process

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To replace job descriptions with a single universal standard

Question 2

Which approach to performance appraisal requires managers to evaluate employees relative to one another rather than against an absolute standard?

Accepted Answer

Relative ranking or forced distribution

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Management by Objectives (MBO)

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Behaviorally Anchored Rating Scales (BARS)

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Critical Incident Method

Question 3

The Management by Objectives (MBO) approach to performance management primarily emphasizes:

Accepted Answer

Collaboratively setting specific, measurable goals aligned with organizational objectives

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Supervisor observation of daily employee behavior

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Ranking employees against a forced distribution curve

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Evaluating personality traits such as attitude and initiative

Question 4

When a coach uses open-ended questions during a performance coaching session, the primary intent is to:

Accepted Answer

Encourage the employee to reflect, explore, and generate their own solutions

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Test the employee's knowledge of company policy

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Provide the employee with direct instruction on correct procedures

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Limit the conversation to verifiable facts and data

Question 5

Which performance management practice is most strongly associated with ongoing, continuous feedback rather than annual reviews?

Accepted Answer

Check-in conversations and agile performance management

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Critical incident logging

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Graphic rating scales

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Forced ranking distributions

Question 6

What is the role of self-assessment in a comprehensive performance management system?

Accepted Answer

It gives employees an opportunity to reflect on their own performance and identify their development needs

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It replaces the supervisor evaluation entirely

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It is used only during termination proceedings

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It ensures employees assign themselves the highest possible ratings

Question 7

A trainer implementing performance coaching should primarily focus on which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Building the employee's capacity to identify problems and develop solutions independently

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Prescribing specific solutions and telling the employee exactly what to change

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Documenting performance failures for HR records

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Comparing the employee's performance to that of top performers only