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Further Material on Brief-Coaching

Papers for download

Read a case example of a client who was further than she thought

In his paper Peter Szabo outlines the interaction between client and coach and presents 10 central assumptions of a brief coach. These assumptions offer a distinguished paradigm change to mainstream coaching. The paper has been published in InterAction 1:2 9-25.Vol 1 No 2 pages 26-40. It has also appeared in the December 2009 issue of the EMCC Journal.
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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 coachin 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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Books

Brief-Coaching for Lasting Solutions

by Insoo Kim Berg and Peter Szabó
This book teaches coaches how to conduct conversations that are most useful to clients as they work to achieve their goals within a brief period of time. The authors, two of the leading practitioners of the Brief-Coaching method, masterfully guide readers through the steps of this process - from the initial meeting to follow-up sessions to troubleshooting, while illustrating essential skill with ample case examples. W.W.Nortons, New York, 2005.
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Team Coaching with the Solution Circle

By Daniel Meier
Applying the positive power of Brief-Coaching in working with teams, Daniel Meier shows you how to:

• Apply solutions-focused methods with groups and teams
• Choose and use the eight steps of the SolutionCircle
• Become an effective teach coach - as a manager or external resource
• Engage team members in finding useful action steps
• Use challenges and difficulties in the team to build progress

SolutionsBooks, Cheltenham UK, 2005

DVD

Brief-Coaching taken more seriously

DVD 53 Minutes by Peter Szabó (as coach) and Insoo Kim Berg
In this DVD, viewers will be introduced to Jonathan, the founder and director of a company which has been in business for ten years. Overwhelmed by daily business issues, Jonathan wants to be taken more seriously by board members and colleagues at his company as he pursues some of his long-standing dreams. Szabó and Berg show you how to coach clients like Jonathan and guide them in their efforts to get back on track and move toward their goals. In the session presented in the DVD, Szabó and Berg demonstrate the effectiveness of providing Jonathan with a concentrated time to think about his goals, resources, and next steps. The DVD concludes with an immediate post-session interview that allows viewers to learn what has been most helpful to Jonathan. There is also footage of a later session with Jonathan in which he discusses the further progress he has made in pursuing his dreams.

Brief-Coaching: Taken More Seriously features:

Part 1) Coaching Session (34.09)
Part 2) Thinking Break (5.52)
Part 3) Feedback to Client (2.32)
Part 4) Post Session Interview (7.55)
Part 5) Follow-up Session (3.53)

Reflecting Team in Action (SolutionSurfers)

Reflecting team presents a simple solutions-focused format for using the resources and knowledge present with a team. The method can be applied in many contexts, e.g. as training tool, as form of group coaching or as a structure for efficient team meetings. Find out how the client in this real case, a young HR professional, gains clarity and determination in implementing coaching as an HR tool, thanks to the reflecting session and how much progress has become possible within the following months.

The DVD features:

Part 1) Explanation of the method (19 Min.)
Part 2) Real-live case in action (35 Min.)
Part 3) Questions from a live audience (21 Min.)
Part 4) Follow-up interview with the client 3 months later (15 Min)