Effective coaching requires a coach to use a combination of (i.e. – setting standards and reviewing performance) and (ie. – recognizing talent and developing potential).
hard skills, soft skills
Leaders encourage mentoring to assist junior Marines with which of the following? Select all that apply
Provide depth to the experience of being a Marine
Provide assistance in framing their perception of their chosen profession
Provide insight from experiences beyond their own
A good coach uses questioning to achieve which of the following? Select all that apply
Hold the listeners’ attention
Elicit details, clarifications, or examples
Identify any confusion about how to complete a particular task
Coaching uses unique listening techniques not applicable to counseling or mentoring.
False
Together, counseling, coaching, and mentoring are tools that enable
Our core values to be firmly established throughout each Marine’s leadership development
What are the three types of counseling established by Marine Corps policy? Select all that apply.
Non-directive
Collaborative
Directive
At a minimum, how often should counseling occur for lance corporals and below?
Every 30 days
Why is coaching one of the most powerful tools a leader has to improve performance? Select all that apply.
It corrects errors on the spot
It prevents negative learning
Which statement best describes the intent of coaching, counseling, and mentoring?
They are all supporting efforts to enable Marines to assume progressively greater responsibilities in the Marine Corps and society.
MCDP-1 states that trust between Marines is a product of confidence and familiarity. among comrades results from demonstrated professional skill. results from shared experience and a common professional philosophy
Confidence
Familiarity
Which of the following is the objective of Marine Corps leadership according to the Marine Corps Manual?
To develop the leadership qualities of Marines, enabling them to assume progressively greater responsibilities in the Marine Corps and society
Mentoring is the cornerstone of which of the following?
General Lejeune’s “teacher/scholar” model of interaction between senior and junior Marines
Performance evaluations focus on the past. Counseling also considers the past, but only as a
Means of directing attention, to improving performance
Counseling is a(n) task that is led by the senior Marine in a relationship.
directed
A negative counseling automatically constitutes an impact on a performance evaluation.
False
Which of the following are factors that influence a coaching relationship? Select all that apply.
Respect
Responsiveness
Collaboration
The importance of focusing on leadership development in the Marine Corps is tied to which of the following?
Cultivating each Marine’s potential
When Marines practice the right way, thoy loarn the right way. To coach effectively, leaders must achieve which of the following capabilities? Select all that apply
Correctly perform the tasks themselves
Coach the way they would want to be coached
Providing effective feedback is essential to coaching. Which of the following are true statements regarding feedback? Select all that apply.
Feedback should be done in a positive manner aimed at developing the individual first and the skills second
Feedback should be used to provide praise for a job well done or to provide constructive corrective feedback
Whether formal or informal, counseling should accomplish which of the following? Select all that apply.
Establish goals and expectations of performance.
Communicate established standards.
A coaching relationship focuses on providing Marines with the opportunity to do which of the following? Select all that apply
Accept responsibility for their performance.
Create and sustain their own development opportunities.
Build stronger phills, abilities, and unit cohesion.
Counseling establishes which of the following? Select all that apply
The Senior’s expectations
The goals a junior should meet before the next scheduled counseling
Why do we use coaching to develop Marines?
Coaching provides Marines the
opportunity to create and sustain their own developmental
opportunities; accept responsibility for their performance; and build stronger skills, abilities and unit cohesion
How can the application of coaching as a leadership tool improve unit performance?
By developing a sense of career progression in each other