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2.13 SOLUTION FOCUSED COACHING
Source: Coaching – reduced to the maximum by Peter Szabó
Introduction to Solution-focused Brief Coaching
Dr. Peter Szabó - Unterer Batterieweg 73 - CH-4059 Basel
Switzerland - phone: ++41 61 361 11 88
e-mail: [e-mail] - www. weiterbildungsforum.ch
Coaching – reduced to the maximum
Paths to Solutions-The Power of the Solution-Focused Approach
- Coert Visser and Gwenda Schlundt Bodien (2008)

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Searching for causes of problems is not necessary.
The change begins with defining the desired situation.
Each case is unique.
Confronting is not necessary.
The coachee wants to cooperate.
The coachee already has the solutions.
There are always exceptions to the problem.
There is always already a beginning of the desired
situation.
9. Small steps forward will usually be enough.
Like other service providers, especially in these times of rapid
change, coaches must ensure a high level of performance and
excellent results. Professionals undertaking coaching are
looking for the quickest possible success. And the personal skills
coachees can develop through coaching are among the most
sought-after qualities in the modern business world.
More than enough reason, therefore, to examine the efficiency of
the coaching process in greater detail.
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