IAC Coaching Models & Performance Strategies 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: The 'R' in the CLEAR coaching model stands for:
- Reflection
- Review (Correct answer)
- Reality
- Reframe
Correct answer: Review
CLEAR stands for Contract, Listen, Explore, Action, Review — the final Review stage assesses what was learned and what should happen next.
Question 2: Which NLP-based performance strategy involves mentally rehearsing success by visualizing a desired outcome in vivid sensory detail?
- Anchoring
- Future Pacing (Correct answer)
- Chunking Up
- Mirroring
Correct answer: Future Pacing
Future Pacing is an NLP technique where the client imagines performing successfully in a future scenario, reinforcing the neural pathways for desired behavior.
Question 3: According to the IAC coaching competencies, 'being present' primarily means:
- Arriving to sessions on time
- Maintaining full, conscious attention on the client in the moment (Correct answer)
- Keeping detailed notes during the session
- Using video conferencing rather than phone coaching
Correct answer: Maintaining full, conscious attention on the client in the moment
Being present in IAC terms means the coach brings undivided, moment-to-moment awareness to the client, which creates the conditions for deep connection and insight.
Question 4: The 'Miracle Question' technique, common in solution-focused coaching, is designed to:
- Identify the source of the client's problem
- Help the client vividly describe their ideal future state (Correct answer)
- Assess the severity of the client's situation
- Create accountability structures
Correct answer: Help the client vividly describe their ideal future state
The Miracle Question ('If a miracle occurred overnight and your problem was solved, what would be different?') invites clients to describe the desired future in concrete terms.
Question 5: In performance coaching, a 'stretch goal' is best characterized as:
- A goal that is comfortable and easily achievable
- An ambitious goal that pushes a client beyond their current comfort zone (Correct answer)
- A goal set by the organization rather than the individual
- A goal with no defined timeline
Correct answer: An ambitious goal that pushes a client beyond their current comfort zone
A stretch goal is intentionally ambitious, designed to inspire significant growth and performance improvement beyond what the client believes is currently possible.
Question 6: Which coaching model uses the phases Discovery, Dream, Design, and Destiny?
- GROW
- CLEAR
- Appreciative Inquiry 4-D Cycle (Correct answer)
- OSKAR
Correct answer: Appreciative Inquiry 4-D Cycle
Appreciative Inquiry's 4-D Cycle (Discovery, Dream, Design, Destiny) guides individuals or organizations from strengths-based exploration to co-creating the future.
Question 7: A coach helping a client identify their core values as a foundation for goal-setting is applying which strategic approach?
- Values-based coaching (Correct answer)
- Behavioral coaching
- Skills coaching
- Directive coaching
Correct answer: Values-based coaching
Values-based coaching grounds goals in what matters most to the client, increasing intrinsic motivation and ensuring goals are meaningful and sustainable.
IAC Coaching Models & Performance Strategies 3
The 'R' in the CLEAR coaching model stands for: