CELC Coaching Models and Frameworks 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: In the CLEAR coaching model, what does the 'C' stand for?
- Clarifying
- Contracting (Correct answer)
- Challenging
- Celebrating
Correct answer: Contracting
CLEAR stands for Contracting, Listening, Exploring, Action, and Review — the 'C' is Contracting, where coach and client agree on how the session will work.
Question 2: Which coaching framework explicitly incorporates the concept of 'being' alongside 'doing' and 'having' as dimensions of a client's life?
- GROW model
- Co-Active Coaching (Correct answer)
- OSCAR model
- FUEL model
Correct answer: Co-Active Coaching
Co-Active Coaching, developed by Whitworth, Kimsey-House, and Sandahl, centers on the client's whole life across being, doing, and having dimensions.
Question 3: The OSCAR coaching model's 'S' refers to which element?
- Strategy
- Success
- Situation (Correct answer)
- Skills
Correct answer: Situation
OSCAR stands for Outcome, Situation, Choices/Consequences, Actions, and Review — 'S' is Situation, the current reality the client faces.
Question 4: An executive coach using the FUEL model would begin a session by 'Framing the Conversation.' What is the primary purpose of this step?
- Setting measurable KPIs for the coaching engagement
- Establishing the purpose, process, and desired outcomes for that specific session (Correct answer)
- Reviewing progress from the previous coaching session
- Identifying the client's limiting beliefs
Correct answer: Establishing the purpose, process, and desired outcomes for that specific session
In FUEL (Frame, Understand, Explore, Lay out a plan), framing aligns coach and client on session intent before diving into content.
Question 5: Which of the following best describes the 'Columbo approach' sometimes referenced in solution-focused coaching?
- Confronting clients directly with their blind spots
- Asking seemingly naive questions to spark client reflection (Correct answer)
- Using structured assessments before every session
- Summarizing client goals in writing at session end
Correct answer: Asking seemingly naive questions to spark client reflection
The Columbo approach uses deceptively simple, curious questioning to invite clients to examine assumptions they might otherwise overlook.
Question 6: In narrative coaching, what does the coach primarily help the client do?
- Identify cognitive distortions and replace them with rational beliefs
- Re-author limiting stories about identity and separate problems from the person (Correct answer)
- Map competency gaps against a leadership pipeline framework
- Design SMART goals tied to organizational KPIs
Correct answer: Re-author limiting stories about identity and separate problems from the person
Narrative coaching, influenced by White and Epston, helps clients externalize problems and rewrite personal narratives that constrain growth.
Question 7: A coach applying Situational Leadership principles in an executive coaching context would adjust their coaching style primarily based on which factor?
- The client's industry sector
- The client's competence and commitment level for a specific task (Correct answer)
- The number of direct reports the client manages
- The client's Myers-Briggs personality type
Correct answer: The client's competence and commitment level for a specific task
Hersey and Blanchard's Situational Leadership II matches leader and coach style (directing, coaching, supporting, delegating) to the follower's/client's development level on a given task.
CELC Coaching Models and Frameworks 2
In the CLEAR coaching model, what does the 'C' stand for?