Solution Focused Coaching

Performance Enhancing Solutions

Len Foster Director, New-Horizons Coaching

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Welcome to a new way to Improve Performance

Introducing Solution Focused Coaching in Organizations
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Solution Focused Coaching

A Solution focused coaching approach and coaching tools are based on the belief that solutions to problems are often already there, and that resourceful questioning enables individuals to: identify these solutions develop strategies to build on what is already working Find alternatives to what isnt working
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What do we mean by tools

Goal setting mutual benefit Beliefs limiting / positive Values company and individual Rules what has to happen Needs what are they Communication projection Responsibility 100% Purpose whats yours?
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Goal Setting
Have Specific areas for improvement in place Agree method of Measurement What Evidence is required? Know your Responsibility How much Time is required? How Inspired are you? E-Motion energy in motion

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Beliefs
Reality and imagined
Identify what beliefs you hold Identify where these come from Do they serve you or not? Get rid of limiting beliefs shake references Cost of keeping limiting beliefs Replace with positive beliefs strengthen references Benefit of positive beliefs

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Values

What are values? Your values Company values Moving toward values Moving away from values Synergy of values

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Rules
What are rules? External rules disempowered Internal rules - empowered What are your rules? How rules affect you

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Needs
The six human needs Creating balance With balance Without balance Highest needs

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Communication
Internal External Debilitating Language Whats said & whats heard Projection

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Responsibility
Blaming Justifying Whose goals are you chasing? Take 100% responsibility

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Purpose
Whats yours? How does it fit in? Purpose statement

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Frequently Asked Questions

How effectiveness is coaching? What guarantees do I have? Can it be used with teams or groups? Is coaching an ongoing thing?

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Conclusion
Coaching empowers people to think for themselves Coaching provides more than just goal setting Coaching provides all round growth Coaching techniques can be re used by managers Coaching provides a means of measuring progress

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