Performance, Change and Strategy

Further Material

Papers for download

Getting a team working together

By Daniel Meier and Peter Szabó
Comments by Jenny Clark and Mark McKergow, SFWORK, UK
In this case study about team coaching, we see how two coaches provided the initial support for a new team of managers keen to find rules and procedures that everyone would follow.
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The Art of Asking Great Questions

By Jenny Clarke & Dr. Sabine Dembkowski
How to achieve greater impact with your coaching clients. The article points out some of the core differences in the effective use of solutions-focused brief coaching questions.
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Brief Coaching of Executives

By Peter Szabó
Often times client resources are the success factor for coaching to be brief and effective at the same time. Three case examples point out how coaches can be helpful to remind clients of their own resources.
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Brief Coaching: Inviting lasting change simply

By Peter Szabó
This article illustrates two practical examples of how surfing on solutions can make coachings brief and effective at the same time.
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Introduction to Brief-Coaching

By Peter Szabó
The introductory paper explains the three phases in an initial Brief-Coaching session, offers some background theory and several practical examples of Coaching in action.
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Training Methodology

By Katalin Maurer & Hankovszky
Our understanding on how to create a useful learning environment for the training of Brief-Coaches. Some practical and theoretical implications in alignment with Heinz von Foersters idea that knowledge cannot be transferred.
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Brief Coaching: Dad, can you coach me?

A real case example of brief coaching in action. Find out how brief coaching can be short and effective and how it compares to several other coaching models.
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The Art of Asking Great Questions

By Jenny Clarke & Dr. Sabine Dembkowski
How to achieve greater impact with your coaching clients. The article points out some of the core differences in the effective use of solutions-focused brief coaching questions.
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Scaling questions for Coaches

By Peter Szabó
Simple to ask and easy to learn coaching questions for maximum effect, when your client’s issue is perfomance and learning. This paper offers 1-to-1 examples in working with individuals and teams.
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Brief coaching in a conflict situation

By Peter Szabó
A simple procedure for working with a single client in a conflict situation. A case example illustrates the solution-focused approach to conflict coaching.
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5 messages of the Schnäpper

By Peter Szabó
The Schnäpper is a small wooden object highly-connected with the idea of Brief-Coaching. It is wonderfully metaphoric for experiencing and discovering five central messages that make Brief-Coaching work. Of course the thoughts offered in the paper cannot replace the actual experience with the real thing, so if you want to play, let us know and be sure to include your postal address.
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Interview with Peter Szabó

By Kirsten Dierolf
Personal experieces and background information from a Brief-Coach.
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