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:
Kenneth Kwan
Introduced by Carey Glass What a fantastic session!
Kenneth Kwan has the secret sauce. He has worked out how to sell SF into businesses, and in this podcast, he explains how he does it.
His podcast is full of gems; “People don’t buy programmes; they buy business results.” He describes how he built a programme that leaves nothing to chance, focusing on getting quantitative, measurable results for business, making it an easy sell.
Karen-De-Waele, Joe Chan
We met Karen De Waele at the SF in a Large-Scale Context Unconference in December 2019 and she inspired us to start this new section of our InterAction journal, sharing Research Initiatives in organisational contexts. She is calling for your support in connecting her to organisations for her project. Contributor Joe Chan from Singapore also has a research project underway and we include his summary below. If you would like to contact them, please use their email addresses.
Lilian Ing & Simon Lee
Reviewed by Lilian Ing This little gem of a book comes from Asia. Simon Lee, the author, is a well-seasoned trainer, coach and SF practitioner, who has put together a book to introduce people in organisations - leaders, managers and coaches - to the ‘solution focused’ way.
This book provides practical suggestions of how leaders can apply SF techniques to coaching their team members. A ‘how to’ illustrated guide, the book will help those who work with and in organisations to showcase the strengths and maximise the potential of people. A coach or manager can transform conversations using the applications and questions that Simon provides. These conversations enable their client or team member to develop solutions themselves, rather than look to the coach or manager for solutions. Simon includes a good number of examples and ideas.
Joe Chan
Reviewed by Tara Gretton “Be inspired by him” A first for Asia and a first for me! My first experience of an interactive book! On one of my favourite topics, young people! It was a wonderful experience, that I am excited to tell you about!
Joe Chan and I have never met; however, we connect on social media and I often watch Joe with admiration as he takes on the most exhilarating physical challenges, all in the name of his work with young people in Singapore! We also have a shared passion for work with young people. So, I was particularly interested to read his book.
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.
Dave Hogan, MTh, PCC, Trainer, Certified Coach, Trainer & Mentor Coach, Singapore, USA
Dave is the Director/Owner of the Academy of Solution Focused Training. He has a BA degree in French (Harding University) and an MTh (Harding School of Theology). Asia has been home since the age of 6: formative years in Pakistan and Singapore as a missionary kid and adult years deeply involved in ministry and cross-cultural missions, individual and team coaching, mentoring and leadership development. Dave has been training coaches since 2004, runs an ICF accredited coach training program, is a founding member of IASTI and co-editor of Solution Focused Practice in Asia. He has served with the Moulmein church of Christ in Singapore for more than 40 years.
Debbie Hogan, MS, CSFC, MSFP, MCC, Trainer, Certified Coach, Psychotherapist, Singapore, USA
Debbie is the Founder and Program Director of the Academy of Solution Focused Training since 2004. In private practice since 1993, as a Psychotherapist and Life and Executive coach, she has extensive experience with multi-national companies in oil and gas, banking, IT, manufacturing, mining, pharmaceuticals, and the hotel industry. Debbie was trained by Insoo Kim Berg and Steve de Shazer, the developers of Solution Focused Practice. She is a Master Solution Focused Practitioner and Examiner for IASTI and Examiner and Certified Solution Focused Therapist and Coach with the CCPC. Debbie is a Master Certified Coach with the ICF and has trained coaches all over the world in her ICF Accredited Coach Training Program. She is part of the PCC Assessor Community with the ICF, and served as Vice President and Director of Membership for ICF Singapore Chapter from 2019 - 2021. She has contributed to several book chapters, including The Art of Solution Focused Therapy, Encounters with Steve de Shazer and Insoo Kim Berg, and co-editor of Solution Focused Practice in Asia and Solution Focused Practice Around the World. (Back to Therapy Training)