Types of Companies and Industries We’ve Worked With:
In the area of Executive Coaching, many SF practitioners utilize the OSKAR model.
utcome – what outcome is wanted for the client, for the topic, and for the session?
cale – on a scale from 1 to 10, where 10 is the desired outcome, where are you now?
now-how – what is getting you that high on the 0 to 10 scale already? What other relevant know-how can be found in your organization?
ffirm & action – what are you doing right? What are some small next steps?
eview – what is better since the last coaching session? How did you do that?
In the area of Business Consulting, there are two guiding models of the SF method:
The first, from Jackson and McKergow in a 2002 paper, is known as the six SIMPLE principles.
olutions – not problems
n between – not individual effort
ake use of what is there – not what isn’t
latform – what is the issue?
anguage – simply said
very case is different – beware ill-fitting theory
These same ideas are expressed in another SF model from Hjerth (in Klingenstierna, 2001). This is known as the PLUS model.
ossibilities – from the past, present and future
ook from the preferred future – what is wanted
utilize successes and resources – use what is already working
tepping the scales – what are next steps forward
Mark Cook graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Indiana University, with his Bachelor’s Degree. He also earned both a Master’s and a Doctorate degree from Washington University in St. Louis.
Jay Fedora obtained his Bachelor’s degree from MIT and holds an MBA from Washington University in St. Louis. Jay has over 25 years of consulting experience specializing in strategic planning, process improvement and organization change management.
Mike Lyons is an experienced attorney who has litigated in both state and federal court, including practice before the Supreme Court. Over the past 25 years he has specialized in alternative dispute resolution (ADR).