Clifton Strengths Coaching Certification Exam Prep /
Revised Questions and Answers / Guaranteed Pass
10 Practices for Coach's Lasting Impact - 1- Talk 20% of the time, listen 80% of the time
2- Ask questions. They are key to personal discovery.
3- Remember that acceptance cannot be forced.
4- Start where the client is.
5- Ask the client what they expect from the session.
6-Keep in mind that individuals develop in response to other human beings.
7- Think in themes. Increase and use your themes vocabulary. Understand the talents associated with
each theme.
8- Help your client relive their successes by describing these experiences to you and connecting them to
their dominant themes.
9-Check to see if the client understands what you are saying.
10- Remember that you make your most valuable contributions when you help the client see the power
of their talents.
5 experiential clues to talent - 1- Rapid Learning: activities you pick up without knowing the
instructions
2- Yearning: magnetic attraction (desire)
3- Flow: Sense of timelessness
4- Glimpses of excellence: What have you been known for/recognizing for doing?
5- Satisfaction: just can't wait to do it again!
5 Guiding Principles of Strengths-Based Development - 1- Themes are neutral
2- Themes are not labels
3- Lead with positive intent
4- Differences are an advantage
5- People need one another
, 7 Principles to Integrate, Improve and Develop Coaching - 1- applying greatest talents into my role
& integrating strengths into coaching
2- Help clients understand talents & using them to create results/reach goals
3- Helping clients overcome obstacles, weaknesses, & vulnerabilities
4- Educate clients about how to use strengths to transform relationships
5- Understand their unique strengths within the contexts of others
6- Provide managers with techniques for using strengths-based development to address specific team-
related issues & challenges
7- Teaching teams to discover, develop, & use unique talents for greater team engagement &
productivity
Aim it! - Application - Doing something on purpose to work on a personal goal (with your talents)
build trust, first - Before name it, claim it, aim it, we must
Claim it! - Appreciation- resonating with the client, bringing value to their life/team, using own
language to describe talents
Coach - A person who invests in and interacts with an individual, partnership, or team
Coaching - The process of stimulating, motivating, and facilitating group growth, development,
and performance of group.
Coaching Tips - - Open-ended questions
- follow up questions
(the example is finding out why someone loves shopping to uncover talent- is it the best deal, or is it
going to spend time with friends? etc)
Coaching Tools - - Theme dynamic cards
- Theme insight cards (i am, I love, I hate), theme contrast
Revised Questions and Answers / Guaranteed Pass
10 Practices for Coach's Lasting Impact - 1- Talk 20% of the time, listen 80% of the time
2- Ask questions. They are key to personal discovery.
3- Remember that acceptance cannot be forced.
4- Start where the client is.
5- Ask the client what they expect from the session.
6-Keep in mind that individuals develop in response to other human beings.
7- Think in themes. Increase and use your themes vocabulary. Understand the talents associated with
each theme.
8- Help your client relive their successes by describing these experiences to you and connecting them to
their dominant themes.
9-Check to see if the client understands what you are saying.
10- Remember that you make your most valuable contributions when you help the client see the power
of their talents.
5 experiential clues to talent - 1- Rapid Learning: activities you pick up without knowing the
instructions
2- Yearning: magnetic attraction (desire)
3- Flow: Sense of timelessness
4- Glimpses of excellence: What have you been known for/recognizing for doing?
5- Satisfaction: just can't wait to do it again!
5 Guiding Principles of Strengths-Based Development - 1- Themes are neutral
2- Themes are not labels
3- Lead with positive intent
4- Differences are an advantage
5- People need one another
, 7 Principles to Integrate, Improve and Develop Coaching - 1- applying greatest talents into my role
& integrating strengths into coaching
2- Help clients understand talents & using them to create results/reach goals
3- Helping clients overcome obstacles, weaknesses, & vulnerabilities
4- Educate clients about how to use strengths to transform relationships
5- Understand their unique strengths within the contexts of others
6- Provide managers with techniques for using strengths-based development to address specific team-
related issues & challenges
7- Teaching teams to discover, develop, & use unique talents for greater team engagement &
productivity
Aim it! - Application - Doing something on purpose to work on a personal goal (with your talents)
build trust, first - Before name it, claim it, aim it, we must
Claim it! - Appreciation- resonating with the client, bringing value to their life/team, using own
language to describe talents
Coach - A person who invests in and interacts with an individual, partnership, or team
Coaching - The process of stimulating, motivating, and facilitating group growth, development,
and performance of group.
Coaching Tips - - Open-ended questions
- follow up questions
(the example is finding out why someone loves shopping to uncover talent- is it the best deal, or is it
going to spend time with friends? etc)
Coaching Tools - - Theme dynamic cards
- Theme insight cards (i am, I love, I hate), theme contrast
