Solution-Focused Coaching for Agile Teams

Coaching techniques are a great tool for increasing trust and reliability within self-organizing teams. A solution-based approach to coaching is ideal in an environment that is concerned with finding solutions to predefined problems.

In this book, Veronika Kotrba and Ralph Miarka introduce a number of solution-focused coaching methods and explain how to use them in the everyday work environment. They support their approach with findings from the worlds of positive psychology, contemporary brain research, and communication sciences, as well as from their own real-world experience.

The methods and tools contained in this book are designed to produce instant improvements to teamwork, and explain how to motivate team members while overcoming resistance to new ideas. The knowledge the authors provide will help you improve your everyday communications skills too.

Topics covered include:

• Solution-focused attitudes and principles
• Questioning techniques and linguistic intervention
• The solution pyramid
• Individual coaching
• Team development and resolving conflicts
• Organizing solution-focused meetings

This solution-focused approach can also be used for coaching agile project managers.

The 2nd edition has been revised to cover intervention techniques and new practical tips, and includes many valuable additions to the original text.