ICP Professional Coaching Skills & Conversations Flashcards

What is the 'wheel of life' coaching tool used to assess?

Answer: A coachee's satisfaction and balance across multiple life domains

The wheel of life helps coachees visually assess their level of satisfaction across multiple domains (career, health, relationships, etc.) to identify where coaching focus is most needed.

What is a 'co-created' coaching agenda?

Answer: An agenda that the coach and coachee build together at the start of each session

A co-created agenda means the coach and coachee collaboratively determine the focus and goals for each session, reinforcing the coachee's ownership of the process.

What does 'celebrating progress' mean in Agile coaching?

Answer: Intentionally acknowledging and marking the coachee's growth and milestones to reinforce positive change

Celebrating progress involves the coach explicitly recognizing the coachee's growth, shifting mindsets, and behavioral changes to anchor and reinforce development.

When should an Agile coach use silence in a conversation?

Answer: Strategically, to give the coachee space to think, reflect, and access deeper insights

Strategic silence is a powerful coaching tool that gives the coachee processing space, often leading to breakthroughs that premature talking would prevent.

What is 'calling out' in a coaching conversation?

Answer: Naming a pattern, behavior, or dynamic the coach observes in the coachee with directness and care

Calling out involves the coach directly and compassionately naming what they observe—a recurring pattern, avoidance, or contradiction—to help the coachee gain awareness.

What distinguishes 'coaching supervision' from regular coaching in ICP-ACC?

Answer: A meta-level process where the coach receives support and professional development about their own coaching practice

Coaching supervision provides coaches with a reflective space to examine their work, blind spots, and professional growth with an experienced supervisor.