Performance, Change and Strategy

Open Training Course: 30-31 October 2010, Brighton

NEW: 2 day Brief Coach Training open to anyone interested in learning key solution focused coaching and conversational skills for change and progress.

Course dates: 30-31 October 2010

Location: Brighton;  To book please call Rob on 07958670416 or e-mail rob@solutionsurfers.co.uk .   

The course will cover the following:

• What is solution focused coaching and how it’s different
• Basic assumptions, its influences (e.g Erickson, Bateson)
• The approach and its connection with other coaching models such as NLP, Inner game plus Appreciative Inquiry and other positive psychology approaches
• The tools in detail, including the mindset and the language of Solutions Focus
• Exceptions, scaling, multi-scaling and the miracle question (time shifting and other ways of asking it )
• Solution Focused listening and relationship questions
• The effects of affirms and compliments
• Clarification and set up of  contract (first session) between coachee/sponsor
• How to run effective “brief” coaching sessions (5-10 minutes) as well as longer coaching sessions
• Strategies on how to handle individuals “sent” to be coached ,“difficult” cases and particular challenges
• Designing your own coaching development and journey.
• Exercises including paired coaching, coaching in 3’s , fishbowl and tag coaching
• Inner and outer circle sessions. We will use your existing real challenges plus our experiences to illustrate particular cases