WELLCOACHES (CH3-2nd EDITION)
COACHONG PRESENCE EXAM Q’S
AND A’S
Define Coaching per Tim Gallwey - ANSWER-The art of creating an environment,
through conversation and a way of being, that facilitates the process by which a
person can move toward desired goals in a fulfilling manner (p43)
Define Coaching Presence - ANSWER-A core coaching competency, the ability to
be fully conscious with a client, employing a style that is open, flexible, and
confident. (p43)
The ICF states the following attributes of a professional coach - ANSWER-1) Is
present and flexible during the coaching process, dancing in the moment
2) Accessing ones' intuition and trusts one's inner knowing-"goes with the gut"
3) Is open to not knowing and takes risks
4) Sees many ways to work with a client and chooses in the moment what is most
effective
5) Uses humor effectively to create lightness and energy
6) Confidently shifts perspectives and experiments with new possibilities for own
actions
7) Demonstrates confidence in working with strong emotions and can self-manage
and not be overpowered by or enmeshed in client's emotions
Thomas Leonard's notions re: coaching - ANSWER-1) Its all solvable or its not
2) Risk is always reducible
3) There's usually a better way
4) Success is a byproduct
5) Emotions are our teachers
6) Inklings are higher intelligence
7) The answer is somewhere
8) Self-confidence can be arranged
9) Problems are immediate opportunities
10) People are doing their very best, even when they don't seem to be
(p44)
What are the two main categories of coaching skills? - ANSWER-Being skills and
doing skills
What are the 9 being skills? - ANSWER-1) Mindfulness
2)Empathy
3) Warmth
4) Affirmation
5)Calm
6) Zest
7) Playfullness
COACHONG PRESENCE EXAM Q’S
AND A’S
Define Coaching per Tim Gallwey - ANSWER-The art of creating an environment,
through conversation and a way of being, that facilitates the process by which a
person can move toward desired goals in a fulfilling manner (p43)
Define Coaching Presence - ANSWER-A core coaching competency, the ability to
be fully conscious with a client, employing a style that is open, flexible, and
confident. (p43)
The ICF states the following attributes of a professional coach - ANSWER-1) Is
present and flexible during the coaching process, dancing in the moment
2) Accessing ones' intuition and trusts one's inner knowing-"goes with the gut"
3) Is open to not knowing and takes risks
4) Sees many ways to work with a client and chooses in the moment what is most
effective
5) Uses humor effectively to create lightness and energy
6) Confidently shifts perspectives and experiments with new possibilities for own
actions
7) Demonstrates confidence in working with strong emotions and can self-manage
and not be overpowered by or enmeshed in client's emotions
Thomas Leonard's notions re: coaching - ANSWER-1) Its all solvable or its not
2) Risk is always reducible
3) There's usually a better way
4) Success is a byproduct
5) Emotions are our teachers
6) Inklings are higher intelligence
7) The answer is somewhere
8) Self-confidence can be arranged
9) Problems are immediate opportunities
10) People are doing their very best, even when they don't seem to be
(p44)
What are the two main categories of coaching skills? - ANSWER-Being skills and
doing skills
What are the 9 being skills? - ANSWER-1) Mindfulness
2)Empathy
3) Warmth
4) Affirmation
5)Calm
6) Zest
7) Playfullness
