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2.14 OSKAR
Originating from the Solutions Focused Approach the OSKAR
coaching model is a powerful framework to help your coaching
sessions focus on solutions rather than problems. Here is a brief
description of the different stages (adapted from ‘The Solutions
Focus’ by Paul Z Jackson and Mark McKergow) .
OSKAR is a framework for solution focused coaching:
1. OUTCOME:
What is the objective of this coaching?
What do you want to achieve today?
What do you want to achieve in the long term?
How will you know this coaching has been of use to you?
At this initial stage of the OSKAR coaching model you are
establishing a ‘platform’ from which to coach. Here you are
confirming that your coachee really is a customer for change, in
other words establishing that coaching them at this point in
time is going to help them. At the outset you are also clarifying:
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what your coachee wants to achieve – this may be in the
long, medium and short term
what they want to achieve from the session itself and
how they will know it has been useful to them
the ‘future perfect’ in other words the perfect scenario
desired by your coachee. At this point you might want
to ask the miracle question which really helps the