In many approaches to team development, the coach assumes there are some
measurable "ideal qualities" that make teams functional or some "ideal
processes" that need to be developed. In this book, Kirsten Dierolf
presents the elegant (but radical) simplicity that team development can
be driven by how the TEAM wants to be. (Their goals ... not imposed
goals.) In this practical and engaging book, Kirsten offers lots of
practical tools and lots of REAL examples of working with teams ... with
LOTS of examples of positive outcomes in terms of team development and
cohesion ... but, perhaps more importantly, positive outcome in terms of
productivity and moving forward. Michael Durrant, Faculty of Education &
Social Work, University of Sydney, Director, Brief Therapy Institute of
Sydney Solution-focused coaching is not rocket science. It is a
respectful and positive approach to change and problem solving. Even if
the basic ideas of SF are easy to understand, one still needs to learn
the tricks of the trade in order to apply its basic tennents in
different contexts. In this useful book, you will become familiar with
an impressive collection of simple and effective tricks of the trade for
working soluton-focused with teams, groups and organisations. I highly
recommend to coaches, consultants and managers. Ben Furman, Helsinki
Brief Therapy Institute
