SFiO
The InterAction Collection
OF SOLUTION FOCUS PRACTICE IN ORGANISATIONS · Vol 7 - 2015 Edition

From diagnosis to dialogue in Organisational Development

Interview with Susanne Burgstaller

Mar 18, 2025

Mark McKergow

Abstract

Dr Susanne Burgstaller is a solution focused (SF) consultant and coach based in Austria, with 25 years of practice in the areas of organisational and HR development, strategy, team- building, and coaching. She leads consulting projects on strategy and organisational change, and coaches leaders and their teams. She is the author of Solution Focus in Organisa- tions: Leading and Consulting from the Future (Carl-Auer Verlag, 2015, published in German only so far). Susanne is playing a leading role in connecting thoughtful and focused SF work with the desires of large organisations to develop them- selves. The interview took place in the Emperor’s Gardens, Vienna at the time of the EBTA conference 2015.

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