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Phillip Ziegler
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Jenny Clarke left a comment for Phillip Ziegler
Good to see you here Philip.
Jenny Clarke
Phillip Ziegler commented on Janine Waldman's group 'SF Coaching'
Mark--this might be off topic but was sad to read your post about George--I actually saw his shodan exam when he was in his early 50's and I was a young blue belt in my mid 30's. Thought his test was okay for an old guy. I dropped out of…
Phillip Ziegler commented on Paolo Terni's blog post 'Visualization, the "preferred future" & Solution-Focused practice'
Paolo I am lucky to have found my way to this site. Knowing where people have blogs is way beyond my capabilities. Maybe if a Miracle happened the first thing I would notice is I would be typing in an internet address and there would be your…
Phillip Ziegler commented on Paolo Terni's blog post 'Visualization, the "preferred future" & Solution-Focused practice'
The miracle question isn't a tool for visualization. It's a conversational device that guides the client/coachee to begin imagining the signs of change which provide a foundation for conversations about times some of these happenings have…
Phillip Ziegler commented on Janine Waldman's group 'SF Coaching'
Meant to say all those SF practices and principles dovetail nicely with emotional intelligence--coaches need EI and so do leaders. And it seems to me that those of us who hold the assumptions of SF and listen for strengths and resources which can be…
Phillip Ziegler commented on Janine Waldman's group 'SF Coaching'
I have been reading Dan Goleman's Primal Leadership (not to be confused with Primal Scream of the early 1970's in California's crazy therapies). And I see how SFC and Emotional Intelligence compliment each other. I can see how SF…
Kegan's Immunity to Change. Has anyone read it?
While I am firmly rooted in the SF coaching camp I am always open to interesting approaches to working more purposefully with people's conceptual/assumption blocks--noetic filters that limit how they see and what they think is possible. This is an interesting book with interesting ideas about ways of working that other side of the solution/problem as a both/and rather than either/or approach to helping people bring about desired change. Guess I am a solution focused therapist always open to…See More
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Phillip Ziegler commented on Janine Waldman's group 'SF Coaching'
Hannes--I have enough trouble trying to change myself--thinking I can change someone else is crazy thinking and a prescription for burn-out, starting to label clients who aren't changing the way we think they should, and feeling ineffective if…
Phillip Ziegler commented on Janine Waldman's group 'SF Coaching'
janine--that is an excellent suggestion. There is no reason I need to label what I do SF. In the presentation I am going to make this afternoon it's clear to me that my goal is to simply share how I work--and to give then a case example. I…
Phillip Ziegler commented on Janine Waldman's group 'SF Coaching'
Well Jenny I get your point. And yes resistance is dead. But unfortunately olds ways die hard.
Phillip Ziegler commented on Janine Waldman's group 'SF Coaching'
Jenny its not the union folks I am worried about--the people I am coaching are very happy with what we are doing. I have the task of shaping a coaching model with the current team of professional coaches which we will then teach to the union leaders…
Phillip Ziegler commented on Janine Waldman's group 'SF Coaching'
H-P this is so helpful. Here I am at 67 years of age having to learn new things--I know how I work, I have trained therapists interested in learning my approach, but this is the first time I will be showing and teaching my approach to people who…
Phillip Ziegler commented on Janine Waldman's group 'SF Coaching'
Mark Mc--Great question. I have asked. My friend--who brought me on board--and who hired all the other psychodynamic coaches--knew my therapy work and always sent couples to me because he thought no one he knew was as effective with couples. So he…
Phillip Ziegler commented on Janine Waldman's group 'SF Coaching'
Mark-- I have a great idea. Hire coaches who work and think like I do. Any suggestions Mark?
Phillip Ziegler commented on Janine Waldman's group 'SF Coaching'
I've mentioned to some on this list that I retired from the practice of therapy about three years ago--my orientation was SFT for the last 10 years or so--wife and I wrote Recreating Partnership: A collaborative, solution-oriented approach to…
Profile Information
- Where are you based? (City & Country)
- San Francisco CA USA
- In which role(s) do you use SF ideas and tools? (You can pick more than one)
- Coach, Consultant, Trainer
- What is your connection to Solution Focused Work (based on Insoo Kim Berg and Steve de Shazer at BFTC Milwaukee and others)?
- I practiced therapy for over 35 years, the last 10 as an SF practitioner. My wife and I wrote Recreating Partnership: A Collaborative, Solution-Oriented Approach to Couples Therapy. I retired from therapy practice but now am part of a consulting team that provides OD, strategic planning and coaching to a large and growing American labor union.
Comment Wall (2 comments)
- At 10:42pm on January 21, 2010,
Jenny Clarke said…
- Good to see you here Philip.
Jenny Clarke
- At 3:59am on December 3, 2009,
Phillip Ziegler said…
- I retired from doing SF Therapy and was enjoying all the free time when suddenly I was hooked into joining a consulting team doing OD, leadership and staff training and development and coaching for a large US labor union. I started out doing some coaching and next thing I knew I am directing the coaching program--recruiting, training and supervising the coaches. And assisting at the development and training programs around the country. So much for retirement. And I am working hard to translate my SF therapy experience and skills into the organization and executive coaching field.
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Blog Posts
Managementbook of the Year 2012
Posted by Fredrike Bannink on February 2, 2012 at 9:25pm — 4 Comments
Local Radio
Posted by Owen Charnley on January 31, 2012 at 3:23pm
Is organisational work different to therapy
Posted by Jenny Clarke on January 18, 2012 at 4:22pm
Solution focused conflict management with Fredrike Bannink in Copenhagen
Posted by Jesper H Christiansen on January 6, 2012 at 7:00pm
Registration for the "Kalimera SOL Summer Retreat 2012 Hydra" is now open!
Posted by Dominik Godat on December 28, 2011 at 11:59am
Impressions from the workshop in Bale in december
Posted by Carin Mussmann on December 16, 2011 at 9:59pm
"Give me feedback or I die" - analysing interactions
Posted by Paul Z Jackson on November 28, 2011 at 3:31pm — 1 Comment
When a trainee in SF coaching says he is worse off after the training... and why the trainer is happy to hear that
Posted by Paolo Terni on November 7, 2011 at 8:04pm
Discover Solutions through Dimensions, Time and Cost: DTC Operator
Posted by michael cardus on November 3, 2011 at 2:44pm
The art of being in between
Posted by Hannes Couvreur on November 2, 2011 at 2:00pm — 2 Comments
Notes
Jumpstart into Solution Focus
You want to learn more about "Solution Focus"?
You prefer a "step by step" introduction instead to start with reading some voluminous books?
You would appreciate to have a complete "helicopter view" on SF after the first step… Continue
Created by Hans-Peter Korn Dec 25, 2009 at 10:25am. Last updated by Hans-Peter Korn May 28, 2010.
Making the most of SOLWorld.ning.com
If you’ve just arrived at SOLWorld.org (the SOLWorld ning group), you may be looking at all the features and wondering where to start. This note might be helpful…
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ContinueCreated by Mark McKergow Jun 3, 2008 at 4:55pm. Last updated by Jesper H Christiansen Jun 1, 2011.
SOLWorld Resources
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Information in this part of the site is 'read-only'. If you want to start discussions, please go to the Forum or Groups. …
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