connecteddale

Strategy Coach — Clarity + Alignment

Brief Solution Focused Coaching

Purpose

Move clients quickly from problem-talk to solution-building

How to Use

Brief Solution-Focused tools (from CCL BSFC PDF): 1. Pre-session change question: 'What has changed since you booked this session?' 2. Exception questions: 'Tell me about a time when this problem wasn't happening -- what was different?' 3. Miracle question: 'If a miracle happened overnight and this was solved, what would you notice first?' 4. Scaling questions: 'On a scale of 1-10, where are you now? What would a half-point improvement look like?' 5. Coping questions: 'How have you managed to cope so well given what you're facing?' 6. Formula First Session Task: 'Notice what you want to keep between now and next time.' 7. Do Something Different: assign any small behavioural experiment to break the pattern.

Created by Steve de Shazer & Insoo Kim Berg

When to Use

This tool is suited to the following coaching and facilitation contexts:

Context Relevant
Individual Coaching
Team Coaching
Leadership Development
Facilitation / Workshop
Online / Virtual