Sharing and building Solution Focused practice in organisations
-
Bob Faw
- Male
- Hudson, NH
- United States
- Blog Posts
- Discussions (3)
- SOL-Events
- Groups (6)
- Photos (86)
- Photo Albums (2)
- Videos (2)
Bob Faw's Groups
-
best summer ever
53 members
-
SOL Trainers Network
80 members
-
SF Brains and science
68 members
-
SF Sales
19 members
-
SF & Change
51 members
Gifts Received
Bob Faw has not received any gifts yet
Bob Faw's Page
Profile Information
- Where are you based? (City & Country)
- Boston, USA
- In which role(s) do you use SF ideas and tools? (You can pick more than one)
- Leader, Coach, Consultant, Trainer
- What is your website (if any)?
- http://www.matchboxgroup.com
- What is your connection to Solution Focused Work (based on Insoo Kim Berg and Steve de Shazer at BFTC Milwaukee and others)?
- A partner in the firm, Bob Faw has been guiding the growth and development of organizations and individuals with results-driven facilitation since 1988. His programs increase team synergy, interpersonal skills and enhance connections and mutual trust. All of his trainings incorporate the powerful modality of experiential learning.
Mr. Faw facilitates improvement processes with business, non-profit and government organizations to increase organizational, team and individual effectiveness. His trainings utilize current theories of organizational development, leadership development, team development, etc., and provide a setting where the relevant skills are developed through practice. His clients are led through the process of learning how to use these skills in their professional lives. His trainings can combine outdoor “experiential-learning” exercises when appropriate.
Specifically Mr. Faw facilitates Change Management, Conflict Management, Leadership Development, Teambuilding, Strategic Planning, Personality Style Assessment, and Team Development.
Bob Faw is a practioner of the Solution-Focus Approach.
Solutions Focus Approach Overview:
There is tremendous power gained by focusing our thoughts, words and actions on results in which we, our teams, and our organizations flourish. This addresses one of the biggest challenges facing leaders and teams – our bodies’ natural responses to conflict. The human body has complex protective mechanisms that help us survive many threats. Our body’s limbic system reacts with the “fight, flight or freeze” response that can cause tremendous problems such as resistance to change; black and white thinking; us versus them mentalities; silo behavior; and unhealthy competition.
Many conflict management approaches push hard on people and actually worsen the fight, flight and freeze responses. The Solution-Focus Approach, however, is designed to work elegantly and simply to leverage the way our bodies work. The Solution-Focus Approach uses positive language and communication to soothe the limbic system and to create mental images that guide and energize us towards positive change.
The Solution-Focus Approach helps leaders and teams focus on common goals, find alignment in behaviors, and motivate to new levels of team performance.
Mr. Faw has been trained in the following organizational development methodologies:
* Whole System Transformation, Kathleen Dannemiller, 2002
* Whole Scale Change, Kathleen Dannemiller, 2000
* Appreciative Inquiry, David Cooperrider, 2000
* Process Consultation, Edgar Schein, 1995
* Transforming Organizational Cultures, Edith & Charles Seashore, 1996
* The Human Element in Organizations, Will Schutz, 1995
* Creating Great Groups, Dr. Warren Bennis, 1998
* The Art of Mediation, Kenneth Cloke, 1997
* Transformation Through Conflict, Kenneth Cloke, 1999
* Teaching Negotiation in the Corporation, Program on Negotiation at
* Harvard Law School, 2000
* DiSC Profile, Inscape Learning Systems, 2000
For more information about our client list and services please go to oGrowth.com.
Bob Faw's Photos
Bob Faw's Videos
Badge
Blog Posts
what are your best hopes?” Author Katherine Waldock
Posted by Ayse Adil on April 1, 2021 at 11:43
The SF advent calendar - advent, advent, adventure
Posted by Dominik Godat on December 1, 2017 at 3:56
The Paradox of Leadership with Nora Bateson, 21 April 2017, Berlin
Posted by Zarine Jacob on February 24, 2017 at 14:49
How we use SF in our company
Posted by Jim Nanireko on December 6, 2016 at 15:04 — 2 Comments
Post-Brexit free open space event by Katherine Long: Monday, July 4, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM (BST)
Posted by Zarine Jacob on June 25, 2016 at 16:40
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…
Created by Hans-Peter Korn Dec 25, 2009 at 10:25am. Last updated by Mark McKergow Nov 3, 2014.
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…
…
ContinueCreated by Mark McKergow Jun 3, 2008 at 4:55pm. Last updated by Jesper H Christiansen Aug 22, 2017.
Open Space at SOLworld conferences
SOLworld Open Space instructions as it was used at the 2011 conference, by Mark McKergow
ContinueCreated by Katalin Hankovszky Dec 30, 2015 at 10:18pm. Last updated by Katalin Hankovszky Dec 30, 2015.
SOLWorld Resources
Welcome to the SOLWorld Resources section. This part of the site features information about the SOLWorld network, our past events and materials from our previous website. It will take some time to update all the information, so thanks for your patience.
Information in this part of the site is 'read-only'. If you want to start discussions, please go to the Forum or Groups. …
ContinueCreated by Mark McKergow May 12, 2008 at 4:08pm. Last updated by Mark McKergow Dec 2, 2022.
© 2024 Created by Mark McKergow.
Powered by
Comment Wall (19 comments)
You need to be a member of SOLWorld to add comments!
Join SOLWorld
Hi Bob-san, thank you for invite me as your friend. it's honor of me.
arigatougozaimasita deep bow MASA
Of course!!
thx!
Hi Bob
Thanks for your invitation, it was great to meet you and talk about influencing. Loraine said she had had a nice converstaion with you after our workshop. Thanks again! Colin
Hello Bob,
It was a pleasure to meet you and interesting to hear your story about your way in to SF... That you found words for something you already had done and friends who thinks like you!
See you in Oxford
Yours Sussan
Hi Bob,
You are Great, you are powerful you are You
Hi Bob,
I'm glad to have met you at Balatonfüred and it was great to meet your girlfriend Susi (written correctly?) later in Budapest. Thank you also for the interesting workshop about worth/price ... I will surely think about that.
Hope to see you soon - maybe at Fontana Passugg this summer??
Hugs, Julia
How did you like the castles? Of course I'd love to be you virtual friend :-) have a nice day, enjoy hungary!
Anna-Julia
View All Comments