Coaching is an increasingly effective way of helping staff and clients to achieve their work or life goals. The solution-focused model provides the perfect underpinning for coaches and their clients.

This one day introductory course is suitable for managers, mentors and others using coaching as a tool for improving and supporting colleagues or clients.

The programme covers areas such as:

• Key ideas of SF Coaching
• Focus on solutions
• Use time effectively
• Develop a positive relationship
• Maximise the coachee’s resources
• Increase and support motivation
• Use what works and doing more of it
• Sustain solutions.

The day is highly participative with demonstrations by the trainer / coach and opportunities for course participants to practice and receive feedback on their skills.
Bill O’Connell is currently co-authoring ‘Solution-Focused Coaching Skills in Action’ (in press).