The Solutions Focus: Making Coaching and Change SIMPLE - Softcover

When you need to discover what works at work, The Solutions Focus offers a powerful yet subtle way to positive change.

This second, updated and extended edition of The Solutions Focus provides an enhanced focus on coaching and offers fascinating and wide-ranging new case studies illustrating how the ideas are being applied in organizations worldwide, from television companies to government agencies to individual teams.

The authors show you how to identify what is working in your team or organization and amplify it to make useful changes; to focus on what is possible rather than what is intractable; and how to be solutions-focused, not solutions-forced. While the method and scope are comprehensive, the basic principles are simple:

* Identify what woks and do more of it
* Stop doing what doesn't work and do something different

The Solutions Focus details a unique SIMPLE way of working that allows bespoke solutions to be invented every time, according to what actually fits the organization:

Solutions, not problems
Inbetween: the action is in the interaction
Make use of what's there - not what isn't
Possibilities: past, present and future
Language: simply said
Every case is different

Radically pragmatic and proven in many fields, this `theory of no theory' goes to the heart of what works for people, teams, and organizations. Packed with field-tested tools, exercises, and case examples, THE SOLUTIONS FOCUS will benefit everyone who is interested in practical, innovative workplace solutions - and in doing more with less.

"A focus on solution construction is the core of great coaching. This is a beautifully crafted, elegantly simple approach to applying the power of solutions to organizations - a must read for coaches and consultants looking for truly effective tools." --Anthony M. Grant, director, Coaching Psychology Unit, University of Sydney

THE SOLUTIONS FOCUS:
Solutions - not problems
What's wanted - not what's wrong
What to do - not who to blame

The Solutions Focus is a revolutionary yet practical alternative to conventional wisdom. It's guiding principle is simple - find what works and do more of it. The unique SIMPLE way of working sidesteps the search for causes of trouble and heads directly for the solution.

This new, updated and extended edition of the this acclaimed book - the first on this powerful yet subtle approach to positive change - includes fresh chapters and wide-ranging case studies reflecting the increasing importance of coaching and solutions-focused thinking in the business environment.

"I have used the solutions process with a team who were suffering from low morale and feeling they had little power to solve their problems. I spent three hours using your process and it worked like magic. By the end of the process they felt in control, energetic and enthusiastic about tackling their issues." --Lynda Cant, HR Director, Antalis

"Great value from a small book. Every time I picked up The Solutions Focus it caused me to momentarily stop and think about how I operate and, in particular, how I could take a solution-focused approach in my work." --Mark Cope, author of The Seven Cs of Consulting