Diving and thriving as coaches

Diving and thriving as coaches

As solution-focused coaches we know that an appreciation of past successes can have a profound impact on our clients’ lives. Naturally, we encourage our clients to explore these experiences with a focus on how they can make a big difference in the future. TIP:...
How to be helpfully optimistic

How to be helpfully optimistic

It’s easy for coaches to get carried away with excitement about what our clients might achieve. Our colleague at Brief, Evan George, wisely says, ‘Don’t colonise the enthusiasm’. He means it’s preferable to allow room for the client to...
Boosting Your Connections

Boosting Your Connections

Feeling that you belong to something bigger than just yourself is an indicator of well-being. In other words, it’s good for your health. It’s highly solution-focused to feel a close connection to your resources – kindred spirits, fellow travellers, supporters. So what...
A few very simple questions

A few very simple questions

We are running one of our favourite Solutions Focus training activities during a coaching programme. Nine leaders from a multi-national company are working out what they would say if they were in a follow-up coaching session and their client said nothing was better....
How to get a coaching culture started

How to get a coaching culture started

We are running one of our favourite Solutions Focus training activities during a coaching programme. Nine leaders from a multi-national company are working out what they would say if they were in a follow-up coaching session and their client said nothing was better....