Creating growth and development in a coaching relation using appreciative inquiry and solution focused approach
Creating growth and development in a coaching relation using appreciative inquiry and solution focused approach
Author(s): Gry EspedalSubject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Editura Lumen, Asociatia Lumen
Keywords: Appreciative Inquiry; coaching; organizational change; model of growth; stages of change; traditional coaching;
Summary/Abstract: Coaching is a new trend which helps coachee and organizations obtain good results by focusing on solutions. In this article you will learn it is possible to use the four D’s in Appreciative inquiry in the coaching process. The four D’s are: Discovery, Dream, Design and Delivery. As human beings we have a tendency to search for problems and their causes or origins. However, the more time we spend on what does not work/function and also trying to find adequate explanations as to the reasons why it does not work, the less is the chance to find satisfactory solutions. Using appreciative inquiry and solution focused approach it is possible in a future-oriented way to find coaches dreams, help them design and deliver.
Journal: Revista de Cercetare şi Intervenţie Socială
- Issue Year: 2008
- Issue No: 20
- Page Range: 36-41
- Page Count: 6
- Language: English
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