Solution Focused Business Professional Certificate - Online - School of Continuing Education, University Of Wisconsin

	Solution Focused Business Professional Certificate
	Facing a situation that's messy, complex, interconnected, confusing? Where analysis is futile or failed, where things seem stuck and progress is vital? Then you need Solution Focus(SF). The powerful and pragmatic SF approach, originally developed for therapy, is now being used by organizations around the world to build progress rapidly in tough situations - through coaching, team development, organizational change, and even business strategy. Now the world's leading SF consultant, Mark McKergow, is working with UWM to present his SF Business Professional program online. Who should join the course? Managers, coaches, consultants(internal or external), facilitators, leaders working in either private or public organizations. Managers will learn how to quickly build positive change in a wide range of work settings, using the practical solutions Tools model; Coaches will learn how effectively use dialogue to build motivation, clarity and rapid action with even the most difficult customers; Consultants will be able to base everything from team challenges to strategic reviews in the positive and pragmatic power of what's working already; Facilitators will find processes and tools to use with the most challenging groups.
More ▼ During this online course you will be able to: • Meet other professionals interested in using SF in organizational and business settings • Work with Mark McKergow in both online forums and question-and-answer telecalls • Participate in activities, exercises and coaching with your fellow participants and with your own workplace colleagues • Tackle a real-life work project with support from the course team • Gain real insights into the SF approach at both practical and conceptual levels • Collect a reference library of book chapters, articles and Mark's latest materials • Develop a Piece of Work of international review and accreditation from SFCT (optional) On completion of this course you will be able to: • Learn how to quickly build positive change in a wide range of work settings, using the Six Solutions Tools • Know where to concentrate your efforts to be most effective by using the six SIMPLE principles • Tackle projects and difficult assignments with confidence as a manager, coach, consultant or leader • Demonstrate your competence in building solutions in 1-1 and group settings • Practice a methodology with wide applicability - to individuals, teams and whole organizations, in all kinds of contexts. You'll never be stuck for something to do in a tough situation • Build on your coaching skills and tackle a real workplace project using the SF approach Course materials: The course reader is The Solutions Focus: Making coaching and change SIMPLE (2nd edition), Paul Z Jackson and Mark McKergow, Nicholas Brealey Publishing, 2007. You will need to purchase this book, which is easily available from Amazon and all other online bookstores. Other materials including specifically written lesson introduction, articles, book chapters and case materials will be supplied. Close ▲



		Solution Focused Business Professional Certificate Course Accessible:Oct. 6-Feb. 8, 2014


		Business Coaching

	For more information, contact:
		Mary Pick, Program Manager, mpick@uwm.edu, 414-227-3353

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