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The Team is Struggling What do we do NOW?
“What is ‘now’? – for it is a moment of time & yet it can’t be said to be either the ‘moment at which I speak’ or ‘the moment at which a clock strikes’, etc., etc.” – Our answer is: The function of...
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What about change? How can I notice positive changes and is it a choice?
If we truly believe that change is inevitable, then it has important implications for our work. Since clients will change anyway, whether positive or in a negative direction, our task becomes helping...
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Finding Solutions Through the Resolution of Guilt – Skeleton Keys
In Transforming Complaints Toward Solutions & Understanding Complaints May Point to Solutions. I introduced 12 General Areas of complaints & 10 Skeleton Keys that may open the door to solutions...
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6 Steps to Turn a Problem Into a Solution
Most of our day is spent making decisions and solving problems. Some problems we can figure out on our own, some we need help & access to resources that are outside our grasp. Often when we...
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Solution Focused to create a shared goal
Situation – Asking for the goal It has proven very useful to invest enough time for the definition of the goal. The more you talk about it, the clearer and more relevant it becomes. It is important to...
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SOLVED solution-focused coaching example
A client who was using the SOLVED solution-focused cards called me and had some questions. He was not sure how to use the cards in coaching himself through a challenge. That presented an opportunity...
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Asking questions is a valuable leadership skill
Asking questions is a valuable leadership skill, and it trips you up. Some challenges that I’ve heard other leaders say about asking questions: What questions do I ask? I’m not sure that they are...
View Articlesolution-focused coaching finding what works video
I had the honor of sharing the SOLVEDmethod solution-focused team and leadership coaching with ATD Buffalo Niagara, above is an excellent video they made from our time. What Is SOLVED? SOLVED is an...
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Questions and Complex Problems
SOLVEDcards As I started a recent workshop on using solution-focused to solve complex problems, I overheard one of the participants say, “I don’t understand how asking a question can solve a problem.”...
View Articleproblem maintenance ends, and the solution amplification begins
‘Once the description of the problem becomes a description of the solution, and exceptions are identified. The problem maintenance ends, and the exception amplification begins.‘ Solution-focused is...
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