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Solution-Focused Management: Working Assumptions

Until proven otherwise, it is useful to assume that colleagues:

• Are doing the best they can under at times difficult circumstances.



• Are invested in the ideas they generate.



• Want to be ethical, courteous, polite, and honest and want to improve their lives.



• Want to get along with others such as clients and colleagues.



• Want to be accepted and belong to a group.



• Want to make their own lives better as well as the lives of those they love, respect and admire.



• Want to take care of important others and be taken care of by them.



• Want to leave a positive legacy and make a positive difference in the world.



• Want to be respected by others and to respect others.



• Want to be proud of their accomplishments and be recognized for their contribution.

(Copyright: Berg and Szabo, 2005/NWBTTC, 2007)

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