Wim Sucaet & Joe Chan
Review by Joe Chan As a manager in the senior management of a non – profit organisation I work with people and the community, handling and tackling pressures and expectations from internal and external stakeholders. So, I can relate well to Wim’s position and challenge in this article. As a Solution Focus (SF) practitioner, Wim has really demonstrated some key essence of the SF approach which shone through his works and project:
Tara Gretton
Introduced by Tara Gretton This interview is such an open, honest, and inspiring account of using Solution Focus (SF) across a large vocational college of 1200 students, aged 15-60.
In this interview with Orsi Szabo, Judith Mahlmann, the school Principal, shares the story of how they attended Katalin Hankovsky’s seven-day workshop ‘Learn Coaching for Vocation Colleges’, in the first year as Principal at Inge Katz school in Bremen, Germany. Since then, ten-fifteen of their staff have attended the training.
Tara Gretton Katalin Hankovszky
Photo by Tamanna Rumee on Unsplash
Introduced by Tara Gretton Whether you work in schools or not, reading this interview will fill your heart and mind with joy, hope and possibilities! Also, I presuppose you will deeply respect Karstorpskolan Norra’s State School Principal, Cornelia Malm!
How wonderful for a leader to tell her colleagues when she first joins the school, “I don’t want to change things here. You are the professionals. I will immerse myself in meetings and conversations to figure out what is important to you here”.
In Singapore, some parents have such high expectations of their children's education that they often unfairly place the responsibility on teachers for their children's well-being at school. In this parent-teacher bonding workshop, the goal is to help facilitate a bond between parents and teachers so that they work together collaboratively to foster a nurturing environment for their children at home and school.
Please join us for our next Solution Focused in Schools Gathering on February 3rd 2023 for an exciting shared learning opportunity; Maintaining Relational Harmony in Schools - Tara Gretton and Vicky Essebag
Anna-Julia Szabo lives in Basel, Switzerland. She was fortunate enough to grow up in a family where solution focused conversations were normal. She now works as a teacher in primary school, applying SF in school with the children, parents and colleagues.
She is amazed at the possibilities and the variety with which SF can be used. She also works as a coach and is starting to train teachers in using SF in school.
BODIL MICKELS Supervisor (STO ry) and Trainer, Mediator. Candidate of Social Sciences, Mag. (psychology, sociology) Master of Sports Science (sports, sports administration)
Over 30 years of work experience including roles as a teacher, child and youth work, HR manager, administrative tasks, project work, private entrepreneur. Extensive experience as a supervisor and mediator in areas such as social and health care, education, administration, youth work, organizations, and businesses. Supervision and coaching for managers. Professional support discussions and crisis work. As a trainer, includes basic and advanced training for supervisors, mediation, organizational development and change processes, workplace well-being.
Brian has long experience as an educator in higher education. He holds degrees in Philosophy, Theology and Education. He recently completed the Certificate in Solution Focus Practice with Changes, Birmingham. For the last 26 years he has served as a Lecturer, specialising in Ethics in Ghana Christian University College (a faith based higher education institution). In 2012 he became the Institutional Quality Coordinator for the College. It is in this later context that he has adopted SF based approaches to quality review and team development and planning.
Dominik Godat and his partner Elfie Czerny are passionately spreading the art of co-creating better conversations in organisations and beyond.
He is a solution-focused practitioner, author, trainer, and co-founder of SF on Tour and the Center for Solution Focused Leadership & Conversations. Dominik and Elfie host the SIMPLY FOCUS podcast and have visited many of the pioneers of Solution-Focus and Microanalysis of Face-to-Face Dialogue.
In the last few years, they have developed integrated Microanalysis of Face-to-Face Dialogue concepts to enhance Leadership Conversations.
Elfie Czerny is co-director of the Centre for Solution Focused Conversation and Leadership - an internationally active centre for the dissemination and further development of solution-focused practice.
Together with her partner and their daughter, they spent 2 1/2 years on the road in their solution-focused motorhome in Europe and North America with “SF on Tour”.
In the SIMPLY FOCUS Podcast, she shares her enthusiasm for the diversity of solution-focused practice with Dominik Godat. Elfie Czerny is the author of various professional articles, publisher of the card set “Solutions on the Track - 50 Inspiring Ideas for Leaders” and the book “The Fascination of Solution Focus - How to Create the Future You Want with a Focused Eye” as well as a board member of the Austrian Solution Circle (ASC).