Group & Team Coaching Methods Flashcards
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An IAC-certified coach working with a virtual team should adapt their practice by:
Answer: Using digital collaboration tools and designing activities that build connection despite physical distance
Skilled virtual team coaches adapt their toolkit to maintain engagement and relational quality in online environments.
In group coaching, the practice of 'harvesting' typically involves:
Answer: Drawing out and making visible the key insights, themes, or commitments that emerged during the session
Harvesting consolidates collective learning and helps participants integrate insights before closing a session.
When a team coach notices that the team's stated goals and their actual behavior are misaligned, the most productive response is to:
Answer: Surface the gap between stated goals and observed behavior for the team to examine
Naming the gap with curiosity, rather than judgment, opens a productive conversation about what the team truly wants.
A hallmark of mature group coaching practice is the coach's ability to:
Answer: Tolerate ambiguity and trust the group's process even when it is not linear or predictable
Tolerating ambiguity and trusting emergence are advanced competencies that allow the coach to serve the group's authentic needs.
In team coaching, 'team identity' work helps the team to:
Answer: Clarify shared values, purpose, and ways of working that define who they are as a collective
Team identity work strengthens cohesion by grounding members in shared purpose and collective values.
An IAC coach working with a multicultural group should prioritize:
Answer: Acknowledging and honoring diverse communication styles, values, and perspectives as group assets
Cultural humility and inclusive design allow diverse groups to leverage their differences as learning resources.
A team coach who is experiencing strong personal reactions to a team's dynamics should first:
Answer: Reflect on what the reactions reveal and use supervision or peer consultation to explore their meaning
Reflective practice and supervision help coaches use their reactions as data rather than distractions.