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Answer to last week’s question …

Answer to last week’s question …

… in short: 100% resource and solution focus by questions such as … … 1. Appraisal interviews: “What progress have you made?“, “What are you proud of?“, “Who could help you further?“ … 2. Team members complains: “What was different when things worked?“, “ What else?“,...

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What could you ask instead?

What could you ask instead?

We are all too familiar with these 4 situations and yes, we do have our proven recipes how to tackle them: You have to conduct an appraisal interview  One of your team members complains about another one You are not happy with somebody in your team  You would like to...

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Why Confidence beats Optimism

Why Confidence beats Optimism

Confidence does not mean ignoring problems in the optimistic belief that they will resolve themselves.  It means recognizing and tackling crises, but never losing hope.  It is important not to compare ourselves with others, but to focus our attention on the positive...

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What makes you crisis resilient?

What makes you crisis resilient?

Although there is no `magic bullet` when it comes to crisis resilience some people find it much easier to cope with and adapt to new situations - why? Well, one success factor is clearly that more resilient people can rely on their resources - including help from...

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Test your crisis resilience

Test your crisis resilience

In hindsight, crises can be nicely divided into 5 phases - but how “crisis-prone” are we in advance? Which beliefs, expectations and behaviors let us survive a crisis more or less well? I developed this self-test here with only 10 questions and 3 possible answers each...

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„Do I matter, am I heard?“

„Do I matter, am I heard?“

If not, conflicts at work are inevitable but can be tackled by solution-focused coaching. The attached dialogue between the client and myself here is from my coaching practice and gives you an idea as to how it works. Alternatively you can also listen to the dialogue...

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How will you start to notice signs of success?

How will you start to notice signs of success?

The 3rd question is a subtle one as it (rightly) assumes that there are already such signs. However, we frequently tend to overlook them by focusing on what’s wrong, not what’s right. Will translate those questions into a scaling tool next week to make them more...

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