Why you can’t worry your way to success: What to do instead
I love Sonya Lyubomirsky and Chris Tkach's article on Dysphoric Rumination. It explains perfectly, in academic speak, why you can't worry your way to success and what to do instead. …
[How] are questions better than affirmations?
Thanks to John Campbell at Growth Coaching International for the link to recent research into the benefits of asking questions before doing a task, versus making affirmations. The research shows…
From Doubt to Curiosity with a “Possibility Pill”
I have a client who came to me with a problem - she doubts everything, both her capability and the capabilities of her team. In certain arenas the doubt has…
Expertise and Responsiveness – what you need depends on where you’re going
It's confession time. Even though I (Sharon) have been in the consulting/training game for over 15 years, I still find it very difficult when I am expected to "tell people…
Miracles do happen
In my programs I sometimes ask people a "miracle question", a visualisation activity, where they get to imagine that they go to sleep and a miracle occurs overnight and the…
Future Perfect – a direction rather than an end goal
I've just read that the new Solutions Focus book is getting a plug in the Australian Institute of Management's “Management Today†monthly magazine under the heading "Best Books in the…
Building a Solution Focussed Platform for Change
I have been using the Solutions Focus approach for a few years now in change and restructure work. It's energising because it focuses on what people can and are already…