The Marine Corps Manual states the objective of Marine Corps leadership is t
o develop the leadership qualities of Marines to enable them to assume progressively greater responsibilities in the Marine Corps and society.
The Marine Corps Manual states an individual’s responsibility for leadership _ dependent upon authority and Marines are expected to exert proper influence upon their
is not, comrades,
all Marines must invest a constant effort to fill each day toward increasing their and that of their __ Marines.
personal development , subordinate
Leaders must:
ensure their subordinates are comfortable in asking for advice and assistance not only in military matters but for personal problems as well.
Counseling, coaching, and mentoring are three leadership development tools:
that support an individual’s growth and ability to assume greater responsibilities.
Counseling:
is a directed task that is led by the senior Marine in a relationship.
•performed both formally and informally and requires two-way communication. Whether formal or informal
•Establishes goals and expectations of performance
•Focuses on the past performance of the junior Marine and how to maintain or improve it in the future
•Transmits guidance and direction
•Communicates established standards
•Helps the junior Marine achieve the highest possible level of performance
Counseling conducted on a regular basis
•will prevent surprises during proficiency and conduct marking periods and provides a means to assist Marine leaders and their Marines to continuously improve individual performance.
•This process establishes effective means of communication and understanding between senior and junior, improving Marine Corps readiness.
•Are regularly scheduled and conducted.
•Occur with each Marine for which the leader is directly responsible.
•Establish standards of performance expected to improve unit readiness and individual development.
Coaching is
generally an informal process by which the coach (someone with more experience) provides the coached (someone with less experience) with assistance in learning how to better accomplish a task. Coaching is:
•Designed to improve a Marine’s ability to accomplish a task or complete an event
•Part of daily operations
•The most common form of leadership interaction as it occurs at every level and in every condition where an individual Marine provides another, or group of others, with the benefit of his or her experience.
Mentoring is
a less formal process than coaching and counseling and provides the Marine with a greater depth of knowledge, experience, or maturity as a result of the guidance of the mentor. Mentoring:
•Is a voluntary, developmental relationship between an experienced person and one of lesser experience
•Is characterized by mutual trust and respect
•Often occurs outside the chain of command
•Can be Initiated by either the senior or the junior
•Typically endures beyond a single tour of duty
the cornerstone of
General LeJeune’s “teacher/scholar”
model of interaction between senior
and junior Marines.
A mentor:
•Helps or guides in developing a subordinate Marine’s maturity and can be viewed as a career advisor
•Provides shared experiences to help younger Marines frame their perception of their chosen profession
•Provides Marines with insight from experiences beyond their own
Counseling:
•Coaching:
•Mentoring:
is typically the most formal.
•is less structured and occurs daily.
•is voluntary and less formal
Mentoring:
•Is a voluntary and informal relationship
•Often occurs outside the chain of command
•May be initiated by either senior or
subordinate
•Endures beyond a tour of duty
•Is an important source of encouragement and
perspective
The Marine Corps directs when specific counseling events occur. Following a first counseling within _____of joining a unit:
30 days
Lance corporals and below are to be counseled every __
30 days.
•All other Marines are to be counseled a second time within and subsequently counseled every _ following.
90 days, 6 months
For corporal trhough general, the second counseling following the initial counseling session should occur _ days following the initial counseling and at least every ___ days afterwards.
90, 180
The real strength of counseling, coaching, and mentoring is the interconnection between all three of these leadership tools make the difference in:
•Strengthening unit cohesion
•Cultivating each Marines potential
•Instilling the core values
•Establishing mutual understanding, implicit communications, and climates of trust
Together, counseling
Counseling session and performance evaluations, although similar, should be _____.
Separate and clearly distinguished from one another
Together, counseling, coaching and mentoring are tools that enable _______?
Our core values to be firmly established throughout each Marine’s leadership development.
The backbone of the Marine Corps is
the individual Marine.
It is a leadership responsibility to enable Marines to assume progressively greater responsibilities in the Marine Corps and society. The primary tools to accomplish this are:
•
Counseling, which ensures Marines are on
track for success to be both technically
and professionally competent.
•Coaching, which ensures Marines continue toward increasing their personal development and that of their subordinate Marines.
•Mentoring, which is an important source of encouragement and perspective, providing depth to the experiences of being a Marine.
These leadership interactions:
serve to perpetuate values and ethos of the Marine Corps. Consistent counseling, coaching, and mentoring provide the foundation upon which honor, courage, and commitment are instilled throughout a Marine’s leadership development.
Which leadership interaction is the cornerstone of General Lejeune’s “teacher/scholar” model of interaction between senior and junior Marines?
Mentoring
Which leadership interaction is an integral function of day-to-day leadership?
Coaching
Which leadership interaction establishes expectations of performance?
Counseling
All Marines are _ to seek out a mentor, as mentors are sources of encouragement and .
Encouraged, perspective
Why is coaching one of the most powerful tools a leader has to improve performance?
it focuses on the critical details
it corrects errors on the spot
it prevents negative learning
Benefits of Coaching:
- It is integral within daily operations.
- Feedback is continuously provided on an informal basis.
- Developmental goals are set, documented, and communicated.
- With the focus on development vice performance, coaching is not part of a Marine’s evaluation.
Leaders use coaching to help Marines perform which of the following?
Daily operational jobs and tasks.
When used as an evaluation tool, coaching accomplishes which of the following? Select all that apply.
Prevents negative learning
improves speed
provides immediate feedback
A coaching relationship focuses on providing Marines with the opportunity to do which of the following?
Build stronger skills, abilities, and unit cohesion
Accept responsibility for their performance
Create and sustain their own development opportunities
Of the leadership tools/techniques that develop and practice hands-on leadership skills, _ __ prepares or equips leaders to perform leadership tasks associated with the development of subordinates?
On-the-job performance
The Marine Corps fosters an environment that promotes personal and professional growth through the exchange of information, skills, attitudes, and behaviors.
True
Which of the following are evaluation tools used during performance coaching? Select all that apply.
Corrects errors on the spot,
Provides help when needed,
Focuses on critical details
What factors influence a coaching relationship? Select all that apply.
Collaboration,
Respect
When used by the Marine being coached, questioning is useful to
Gain insight’s into their individual developmental needs
Providing effective feedback is essential to coaching. Which of the following are true statements regarding feedback?
Feedback should be used to provide praise for a job well done or to provide constructive corrective feedback
Feedback should be done in a positive manner aimed at developing the individual first and the skills second.
which of the following statements on mentoring is true?
Mentoring typically endures beyond a single tour of duty.
Mentoring is a voluntary, developmental relationship between an experienced person and one of lesser experience
Mentoring Is characterized by mutual trust and respect
Why de we use coaching to develop Marines?
Coaching provide Marines the opportunity to create and sustain their own developmental opportunities; accept responsibility for their performance; and build stronger skills, abilities, and unit cohesion
Active listening enables a coaching relationship to achieve which of the following?
Mutual trust and respect
Coaching is a(n) __
relationship where the coach helps a Marine move to a desired state of performance
One – on – one
Counseling is
imperative to manage the expectations of the Marine. Every Marine wants to know where they stand and what is expected of them. Counseling is the tool that establishes these expectations and articulates how well the individual Marine meets them.
Counseling:
•Establishes the seniors expectations
•Establishes the billets within the unit assigned to the Marine
•Establishes goals to be met before next scheduled counseling
•Prevents against surprises on performance evaluations
Counseling focuses
on improving performance, which increases unit readiness and effectiveness.
Counseling:
•Is used to develop Marines to their highest potential
•Involves two-way communication
•Merges personal and organizational values
•Supports and reinforces good performance
•Identifies and corrects deficiencies
A leader senior to yourself describes their personal expectations, those of the unit, and those of the Marine Corps; they also explain the requirements for successful job performance. When do these expectations and requirements occur?
Formal initial counseling session
Performance evaluations focus on the past. Counseling also considers the past, but only as a ___
Means of directing attention to improving performance
Performance evaluation:
•Is always formal in nature.
•Conducted at set periodic timelines by the chain of command to document performance and uncorrected deficiencies.
•Focuses primarily on observed past performance
Negative counseling does not automatically constitute an impact on a performance evaluation, unless
the deficiency remains uncorrected and the desired standard is not maintained.
What is the purpose of the Marine Corps counseling program?
To develop a Marine to their highest potential
Marine Corps policy establishes three types of counseling:
directive, non-directive, and collaborative.
DIRECTIVE COUNSELING
With the directive approach, the senior carries the ball, analyzing the situation, developing a solution or a plan for improvement, and telling the junior what to do. This approach is “senior centered.” The senior is open and frank about influencing the junior to be one kind of person rather than another.
When questioning is used with directive counseling, closed-ended questions will be asked to elicit yes or no responses.
NON-DIRECTIVE COUNSELING
With the nondirective counseling approach, the senior asks open-ended questions, listens, and draws the junior out. The senior helps the junior to analyze the situation and to develop the solution or plan for improvement. This approach is “junior centered.” The junior is encouraged to talk, to be trouble free, and to have a clear mind while the senior helps the junior, mostly by listening. The goal of the nondirective approach is to help the junior become more mature and to develop personal resources. The junior “owns” the problem and the solution.
During which type of counseling does the senior allow two-way analysis to develop solutions?
The non-directive type
POSITIVE COUNSELING
•Acknowledges good performance and/or adherence to expected standards
•Can be formal during 30 day counseling or informal verbal accolade
•Example: Marine receives praise for outstanding inspection results
the collaborative-combination approach,
the senior uses non-direct collaboration before directing the solution.
A negative counseling
is normally the result of a failed expectation. A failed expectation requires immediate correction and compliance. Negative counseling is usually informal and directive in nature, but can be formal. Negative counseling does not always result in an adverse performance evaluation, unless the failed expectation remains uncorrected.
A senior using questioning to encourage the junior to talk while the senior mostly listens, also known as “junior centered,” is an example of _ counseling. A Marine receiving praise for good performance is an example of counseling.
Nondirective; positive
he counseling process involves supporting and good performance as well as identifying and deficiencies.
Reinforcing; correcting
A Marine receiving correction from his superior as a result of a failed expectation is an example of _ counseling. A Marine receiving praise for good performance or adherence to expected standards is an example of counseling.
Negative; positive
__ counseling does not always result in an substandard performance evaluation unless the failed expectation remains uncorrected.
Negative
Which of the following describes the purpose of counseling?
-To develop Marines to their highest potential
- To establish the senior Marine’s expectations of the junior Marine
- To merge personal and organizational values to achieve or maintain the highest level of performance
coaching uses unique listening technique not applicable to counseling or mentoring
False
The Marine Corps Manual states the objective of Marine Corps leadership is t
o develop the leadership qualities of Marines to enable them to assume progressively greater responsibilities in the Marine Corps and society.
The Marine Corps Manual states an individual’s responsibility for leadership _ dependent upon authority and Marines are expected to exert proper influence upon their
is not, comrades,
all Marines must invest a constant effort to fill each day toward increasing their and that of their __ Marines.
personal development , subordinate
Leaders must:
ensure their subordinates are comfortable in asking for advice and assistance not only in military matters but for personal problems as well.
Counseling, coaching, and mentoring are three leadership development tools:
that support an individual’s growth and ability to assume greater responsibilities.
Counseling:
is a directed task that is led by the senior Marine in a relationship.
•performed both formally and informally and requires two-way communication. Whether formal or informal
•Establishes goals and expectations of performance
•Focuses on the past performance of the junior Marine and how to maintain or improve it in the future
•Transmits guidance and direction
•Communicates established standards
•Helps the junior Marine achieve the highest possible level of performance
Counseling conducted on a regular basis
•will prevent surprises during proficiency and conduct marking periods and provides a means to assist Marine leaders and their Marines to continuously improve individual performance.
•This process establishes effective means of communication and understanding between senior and junior, improving Marine Corps readiness.
•Are regularly scheduled and conducted.
•Occur with each Marine for which the leader is directly responsible.
•Establish standards of performance expected to improve unit readiness and individual development.
Coaching is
generally an informal process by which the coach (someone with more experience) provides the coached (someone with less experience) with assistance in learning how to better accomplish a task. Coaching is:
•Designed to improve a Marine’s ability to accomplish a task or complete an event
•Part of daily operations
•The most common form of leadership interaction as it occurs at every level and in every condition where an individual Marine provides another, or group of others, with the benefit of his or her experience.
Mentoring is
a less formal process than coaching and counseling and provides the Marine with a greater depth of knowledge, experience, or maturity as a result of the guidance of the mentor. Mentoring:
•Is a voluntary, developmental relationship between an experienced person and one of lesser experience
•Is characterized by mutual trust and respect
•Often occurs outside the chain of command
•Can be Initiated by either the senior or the junior
•Typically endures beyond a single tour of duty
the cornerstone of
General LeJeune’s “teacher/scholar”
model of interaction between senior
and junior Marines.
A mentor:
•Helps or guides in developing a subordinate Marine’s maturity and can be viewed as a career advisor
•Provides shared experiences to help younger Marines frame their perception of their chosen profession
•Provides Marines with insight from experiences beyond their own
Counseling:
•Coaching:
•Mentoring:
is typically the most formal.
•is less structured and occurs daily.
•is voluntary and less formal
Mentoring:
•Is a voluntary and informal relationship
•Often occurs outside the chain of command
•May be initiated by either senior or
subordinate
•Endures beyond a tour of duty
•Is an important source of encouragement and
perspective
The Marine Corps directs when specific counseling events occur. Following a first counseling within _____of joining a unit:
30 days
Lance corporals and below are to be counseled every __
30 days.
•All other Marines are to be counseled a second time within and subsequently counseled every _ following.
90 days, 6 months
For corporal trhough general, the second counseling following the initial counseling session should occur _ days following the initial counseling and at least every ___ days afterwards.
90, 180
The real strength of counseling, coaching, and mentoring is the interconnection between all three of these leadership tools make the difference in:
•Strengthening unit cohesion
•Cultivating each Marines potential
•Instilling the core values
•Establishing mutual understanding, implicit communications, and climates of trust
Together, counseling
Counseling session and performance evaluations, although similar, should be _____.
Separate and clearly distinguished from one another
Together, counseling, coaching and mentoring are tools that enable _______?
Our core values to be firmly established throughout each Marine’s leadership development.
The backbone of the Marine Corps is
the individual Marine.
It is a leadership responsibility to enable Marines to assume progressively greater responsibilities in the Marine Corps and society. The primary tools to accomplish this are:
•
Counseling, which ensures Marines are on
track for success to be both technically
and professionally competent.
•Coaching, which ensures Marines continue toward increasing their personal development and that of their subordinate Marines.
•Mentoring, which is an important source of encouragement and perspective, providing depth to the experiences of being a Marine.
These leadership interactions:
serve to perpetuate values and ethos of the Marine Corps. Consistent counseling, coaching, and mentoring provide the foundation upon which honor, courage, and commitment are instilled throughout a Marine’s leadership development.
Which leadership interaction is the cornerstone of General Lejeune’s “teacher/scholar” model of interaction between senior and junior Marines?
Mentoring
Which leadership interaction is an integral function of day-to-day leadership?
Coaching
Which leadership interaction establishes expectations of performance?
Counseling
All Marines are _ to seek out a mentor, as mentors are sources of encouragement and .
Encouraged, perspective
Why is coaching one of the most powerful tools a leader has to improve performance?
it focuses on the critical details
it corrects errors on the spot
it prevents negative learning
Benefits of Coaching:
- It is integral within daily operations.
- Feedback is continuously provided on an informal basis.
- Developmental goals are set, documented, and communicated.
- With the focus on development vice performance, coaching is not part of a Marine’s evaluation.
Leaders use coaching to help Marines perform which of the following?
Daily operational jobs and tasks.
When used as an evaluation tool, coaching accomplishes which of the following? Select all that apply.
Prevents negative learning
improves speed
provides immediate feedback
A coaching relationship focuses on providing Marines with the opportunity to do which of the following?
Build stronger skills, abilities, and unit cohesion
Accept responsibility for their performance
Create and sustain their own development opportunities
Of the leadership tools/techniques that develop and practice hands-on leadership skills, _ __ prepares or equips leaders to perform leadership tasks associated with the development of subordinates?
On-the-job performance
The Marine Corps fosters an environment that promotes personal and professional growth through the exchange of information, skills, attitudes, and behaviors.
True
Which of the following are evaluation tools used during performance coaching? Select all that apply.
Corrects errors on the spot,
Provides help when needed,
Focuses on critical details
What factors influence a coaching relationship? Select all that apply.
Collaboration,
Respect
When used by the Marine being coached, questioning is useful to
Gain insight’s into their individual developmental needs
Providing effective feedback is essential to coaching. Which of the following are true statements regarding feedback?
Feedback should be used to provide praise for a job well done or to provide constructive corrective feedback
Feedback should be done in a positive manner aimed at developing the individual first and the skills second.
which of the following statements on mentoring is true?
Mentoring typically endures beyond a single tour of duty.
Mentoring is a voluntary, developmental relationship between an experienced person and one of lesser experience
Mentoring Is characterized by mutual trust and respect
Why de we use coaching to develop Marines?
Coaching provide Marines the opportunity to create and sustain their own developmental opportunities; accept responsibility for their performance; and build stronger skills, abilities, and unit cohesion
Active listening enables a coaching relationship to achieve which of the following?
Mutual trust and respect
Coaching is a(n) __
relationship where the coach helps a Marine move to a desired state of performance
One – on – one
Counseling is
imperative to manage the expectations of the Marine. Every Marine wants to know where they stand and what is expected of them. Counseling is the tool that establishes these expectations and articulates how well the individual Marine meets them.
Counseling:
•Establishes the seniors expectations
•Establishes the billets within the unit assigned to the Marine
•Establishes goals to be met before next scheduled counseling
•Prevents against surprises on performance evaluations
Counseling focuses
on improving performance, which increases unit readiness and effectiveness.
Counseling:
•Is used to develop Marines to their highest potential
•Involves two-way communication
•Merges personal and organizational values
•Supports and reinforces good performance
•Identifies and corrects deficiencies
A leader senior to yourself describes their personal expectations, those of the unit, and those of the Marine Corps; they also explain the requirements for successful job performance. When do these expectations and requirements occur?
Formal initial counseling session
Performance evaluations focus on the past. Counseling also considers the past, but only as a ___
Means of directing attention to improving performance
Performance evaluation:
•Is always formal in nature.
•Conducted at set periodic timelines by the chain of command to document performance and uncorrected deficiencies.
•Focuses primarily on observed past performance
Negative counseling does not automatically constitute an impact on a performance evaluation, unless
the deficiency remains uncorrected and the desired standard is not maintained.
What is the purpose of the Marine Corps counseling program?
To develop a Marine to their highest potential
Marine Corps policy establishes three types of counseling:
directive, non-directive, and collaborative.
DIRECTIVE COUNSELING
With the directive approach, the senior carries the ball, analyzing the situation, developing a solution or a plan for improvement, and telling the junior what to do. This approach is “senior centered.” The senior is open and frank about influencing the junior to be one kind of person rather than another.
When questioning is used with directive counseling, closed-ended questions will be asked to elicit yes or no responses.
NON-DIRECTIVE COUNSELING
With the nondirective counseling approach, the senior asks open-ended questions, listens, and draws the junior out. The senior helps the junior to analyze the situation and to develop the solution or plan for improvement. This approach is “junior centered.” The junior is encouraged to talk, to be trouble free, and to have a clear mind while the senior helps the junior, mostly by listening. The goal of the nondirective approach is to help the junior become more mature and to develop personal resources. The junior “owns” the problem and the solution.
During which type of counseling does the senior allow two-way analysis to develop solutions?
The non-directive type
POSITIVE COUNSELING
•Acknowledges good performance and/or adherence to expected standards
•Can be formal during 30 day counseling or informal verbal accolade
•Example: Marine receives praise for outstanding inspection results
the collaborative-combination approach,
the senior uses non-direct collaboration before directing the solution.
A negative counseling
is normally the result of a failed expectation. A failed expectation requires immediate correction and compliance. Negative counseling is usually informal and directive in nature, but can be formal. Negative counseling does not always result in an adverse performance evaluation, unless the failed expectation remains uncorrected.
A senior using questioning to encourage the junior to talk while the senior mostly listens, also known as “junior centered,” is an example of _ counseling. A Marine receiving praise for good performance is an example of counseling.
Nondirective; positive
he counseling process involves supporting and good performance as well as identifying and deficiencies.
Reinforcing; correcting
A Marine receiving correction from his superior as a result of a failed expectation is an example of _ counseling. A Marine receiving praise for good performance or adherence to expected standards is an example of counseling.
Negative; positive
__ counseling does not always result in an substandard performance evaluation unless the failed expectation remains uncorrected.
Negative
Which of the following describes the purpose of counseling?
coaching uses unique listening technique not applicable to counseling or mentoring
False
The Marine Corps Manual states the objective of Marine Corps leadership is t
personal development , subordinate
Counseling, coaching, and mentoring are three leadership development tools:
that support an individual’s growth and ability to assume greater responsibilities.
is a directed task that is led by the senior Marine in a relationship.
•performed both formally and informally and requires two-way communication. Whether formal or informal
•Establishes goals and expectations of performance
•Focuses on the past performance of the junior Marine and how to maintain or improve it in the future
•Transmits guidance and direction
•Communicates established standards
•Helps the junior Marine achieve the highest possible level of performance
Counseling conducted on a regular basis
•will prevent surprises during proficiency and conduct marking periods and provides a means to assist Marine leaders and their Marines to continuously improve individual performance.
•This process establishes effective means of communication and understanding between senior and junior, improving Marine Corps readiness.
•Are regularly scheduled and conducted.
•Occur with each Marine for which the leader is directly responsible.
•Establish standards of performance expected to improve unit readiness and individual development.
generally an informal process by which the coach (someone with more experience) provides the coached (someone with less experience) with assistance in learning how to better accomplish a task. Coaching is:
•Designed to improve a Marine’s ability to accomplish a task or complete an event
•Part of daily operations
•The most common form of leadership interaction as it occurs at every level and in every condition where an individual Marine provides another, or group of others, with the benefit of his or her experience.
a less formal process than coaching and counseling and provides the Marine with a greater depth of knowledge, experience, or maturity as a result of the guidance of the mentor. Mentoring:
•Is a voluntary, developmental relationship between an experienced person and one of lesser experience
•Is characterized by mutual trust and respect
•Often occurs outside the chain of command
•Can be Initiated by either the senior or the junior
•Typically endures beyond a single tour of duty
the cornerstone of
General LeJeune’s “teacher/scholar”
model of interaction between senior
and junior Marines.
Counseling:
•Coaching:
•Mentoring:
is typically the most formal.
•is less structured and occurs daily.
•is voluntary and less formal
Lance corporals and below are to be counseled every ________
Counseling session and performance evaluations, although similar, should be _________________.
Separate and clearly distinguished from one another
Together, counseling, coaching and mentoring are tools that enable ___________________?
Our core values to be firmly established throughout each Marine’s leadership development.
The backbone of the Marine Corps is
Counseling, which ensures Marines are on
track for success to be both technically
and professionally competent.
•Coaching, which ensures Marines continue toward increasing their personal development and that of their subordinate Marines.
•Mentoring, which is an important source of encouragement and perspective, providing depth to the experiences of being a Marine.
These leadership interactions:
Which leadership interaction is an integral function of day-to-day leadership?
Which leadership interaction establishes expectations of performance?
Why is coaching one of the most powerful tools a leader has to improve performance?
it focuses on the critical details
it corrects errors on the spot
it prevents negative learning
Leaders use coaching to help Marines perform which of the following?
Daily operational jobs and tasks.
Prevents negative learning
improves speed
provides immediate feedback
Which of the following are evaluation tools used during performance coaching? Select all that apply.
Corrects errors on the spot,
Provides help when needed,
Focuses on critical details
What factors influence a coaching relationship? Select all that apply.
When used by the Marine being coached, questioning is useful to
Gain insight’s into their individual developmental needs
which of the following statements on mentoring is true?
Why de we use coaching to develop Marines?
Active listening enables a coaching relationship to achieve which of the following?
imperative to manage the expectations of the Marine. Every Marine wants to know where they stand and what is expected of them. Counseling is the tool that establishes these expectations and articulates how well the individual Marine meets them.
Counseling:
•Establishes the seniors expectations
•Establishes the billets within the unit assigned to the Marine
•Establishes goals to be met before next scheduled counseling
•Prevents against surprises on performance evaluations
on improving performance, which increases unit readiness and effectiveness.
Counseling:
•Is used to develop Marines to their highest potential
•Involves two-way communication
•Merges personal and organizational values
•Supports and reinforces good performance
•Identifies and corrects deficiencies
Formal initial counseling session
Means of directing attention to improving performance
Negative counseling does not automatically constitute an impact on a performance evaluation, unless
the deficiency remains uncorrected and the desired standard is not maintained.
What is the purpose of the Marine Corps counseling program?
To develop a Marine to their highest potential
Marine Corps policy establishes three types of counseling:
directive, non-directive, and collaborative.
With the directive approach, the senior carries the ball, analyzing the situation, developing a solution or a plan for improvement, and telling the junior what to do. This approach is “senior centered.” The senior is open and frank about influencing the junior to be one kind of person rather than another.
When questioning is used with directive counseling, closed-ended questions will be asked to elicit yes or no responses.
With the nondirective counseling approach, the senior asks open-ended questions, listens, and draws the junior out. The senior helps the junior to analyze the situation and to develop the solution or plan for improvement. This approach is “junior centered.” The junior is encouraged to talk, to be trouble free, and to have a clear mind while the senior helps the junior, mostly by listening. The goal of the nondirective approach is to help the junior become more mature and to develop personal resources. The junior “owns” the problem and the solution.
During which type of counseling does the senior allow two-way analysis to develop solutions?
the collaborative-combination approach,
the senior uses non-direct collaboration before directing the solution.
is normally the result of a failed expectation. A failed expectation requires immediate correction and compliance. Negative counseling is usually informal and directive in nature, but can be formal. Negative counseling does not always result in an adverse performance evaluation, unless the failed expectation remains uncorrected.
Which of the following describes the purpose of counseling?
coaching uses unique listening technique not applicable to counseling or mentoring
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