ICP Professional Coaching Skills & Conversations Flashcards

What is the purpose of 'championing' a coachee in Agile coaching?

Answer: Acknowledging and affirming the coachee's strengths and potential, often when they cannot see it themselves

Championing means the coach holds a vision of the coachee's capabilities and potential, reflecting it back even when the coachee is doubting themselves.

What does 'acknowledgment' mean in a coaching context, distinct from praise?

Answer: Recognizing who the person is being—their character and inner qualities—not just what they did

Acknowledgment in coaching goes deeper than praise by recognizing the coachee's character, qualities, and who they are being, not just their actions or results.

What is 'reframing' in Agile coaching conversations?

Answer: Offering a different perspective or interpretation of a situation to expand the coachee's view

Reframing offers an alternative way of seeing a situation, helping the coachee break out of limiting perspectives and discover new possibilities.

How should an Agile coach handle their own emotions during a coaching session?

Answer: Notice and use emotional data as information while maintaining equanimity

Agile coaches use emotional intelligence to notice their own feelings as data while maintaining professional composure and using that awareness to serve the coaching.

What does 'bottom-lining' mean as a coaching technique?

Answer: Asking the coachee to get to the core of what they want to say or the heart of the matter

Bottom-lining interrupts lengthy explanations to invite the coachee to cut to the essence of what they are trying to express, often unlocking deeper insight.

What is 'intuition' used for in professional Agile coaching?

Answer: Sharing a felt sense or hunch about what is happening to open new areas of exploration

Coaches use intuition—a gut feeling or noticed sense—as a hypothesis to offer to the coachee, inviting them to confirm, deny, or explore further.