From diagnosis to dialogue in Organisational Development
Interview with Susanne Burgstaller
Mar 18, 2025
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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Mark McKergow
SFiO Director
SFiO Reviewed Practitioner
InterAction Contributor
SFiO Contributor
Dr Mark McKergow is co-director of sfwork – The Centre for Solutions Focus at Work, based in Edinburgh, Scotland. He is an international consultant, speaker and author. Many people around the world have been inspired by his work in Solutions Focus – presented wth his inimitable blend of scientific rigour and performance pizzazz.