Are You A Leader That Coach? Quiz Jun 22, 2022 This Quiz is not intended to replace professional coaching bodies' coaching guidelines or standards. Name Email You notice your team member rolling his eyes while you are coaching him. What do you do? Continue asking open-ended questions Confront him to express your discomfort Change the pace of the coaching by offering an advice or share a story instead Conclude that this team member is uncoachable and give up None There is a high performer on your team who’s confident when he’s interacting with you or his peers. But when he’s in front of a large group or higher-ups, he appears to lack confidence and presence. You believe he has high potential, but you’re worried others won’t appreciate how talented he is if he comes off as uncertain. What would you do? Coach him to find out his interference and help him remove the barriers that are affecting his confidence Conclude that he can't be nurtured to be a leader as leaders are born not made Tell him he needs to be confident when talking to seniors in the organization Ask HR to talk to him None What would you do in your 1:1 coaching with your team member? Show coachee what to do and tell her to follow your instructions if she wants to succeed Give advice to coachee and suggest that she do not need to research for better solutions Ask coachee questions to help her discover her own passion and gain clarity on her future goals Tell coachee she should just re-use old ideas that work instead of exploring and discovering new perspectives to produce breakthrough results None You received news that one of your star team members who is always motivated and engaged is going to resign. What do you do? Offer her a pay rise to keep her Find out what makes her happy at work and ask reflecting questions for her to discover her purpose and values Get disappointed and ask her to leave immediately Tell her she has made the wrong choice and ask her to stay None A staff you lead is newly promoted but is failing to deliver results. What do you do? Tell him he is not performing and he needs to get his act together Confront him in front of a team meeting Ask him if he is aware of the situation and help him identify his goals so that he can come up with an action plan Lower your expectations of him and tell him how to get the job done None Someone in your team constantly makes mistakes, misunderstands directions, and is slow to deliver his work. Despite his promises to change and your attempts to put processes in place, he is still unable to improve his performance. You want to find out if he is really suitable for the role. Ask HR to talk to him Assess his personality and try to identify his strengths to determine if he can be coached and unleash his potential to perform in his current role Move him to another team Give him another 6 months and if he still doesn't deliver, let him go None Time's up
