Strategic Intervention (SI), also known as SI, is a project dedicated to extracting the most practical and effective forms of strategic action and communication from a wide range of disciplines. These include Ericksonian therapy, strategic family therapy, human needs psychology, organizational psychology, neurolinguistics, psychology of influence, strategic studies, traditions of diplomacy and negotiation, game theory, and others. The term "Strategic Intervention" was coined by Anthony Robbins, Cloé Madanes, and Mark Peysha to describe their respective change work.
SI coaches, who are trained by Robbins-Madanes Training Center, use a combination of techniques from Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP), Ericksonian therapy, and other relevant fields to enable individuals and organizations to embrace rapid change and achieve desired outcomes.
The main belief of SI is that certain holistic solutions "snap into place" when more people's needs are met, expressed, and elevated. These solutions provide more benefit for less effort, aligning with the fundamental goal of human intervention.
SI Coaching involves a seven-step framework that includes:
- Understanding and appreciating the client's world view.
- Creating a base and getting leverage, pleasure if they don't change, pleasure if they do.
- Destroying any negative patterns, changing focus, changing the story.
- Defining the problem in solvable terms.
- Creating an empowering alternative, a triad of emotion, focus, and meaning.
- Condition the new alternative, practice, do it over and over.
- Connect to a higher purpose, the six human needs, and the social environment.
SI has a global presence, with offices in North America, Europe, and Asia. The founder, Mark Peysha, has further developed Strategic Intervention as an interdisciplinary framework and movement.
Strategic Intervention is not to be confused with strategic studies that deal with similar subjects. It is the belief in certain holistic solutions that "snap into place" when people's needs are met and elevated.
Overall, Strategic Intervention represents a unique approach to bringing about positive personal and cultural change, grounded in a theoretical framework that is practiced across various disciplines.
Strategic Intervention Coaching and its Significance
The practice of Strategic Intervention Coaching involves a strategic approach to bring about significant change in individuals and organizations. This coaching is not concerned with problems in life but is specifically designed to help individuals reframe and re-establish their belief systems and emotional patterns in line with their highest purposes.
Strategic Intervention Coaching is founded on the idea that individuals have internal maps or rule systems that govern their emotions, motivations, and behaviors. The goal of coaching is to help clients understand their own rule systems and how their beliefs, patterns, and actions create suffering. By altering these internal representations, clients can achieve lasting change on the exterior.
The coaching process involves a series of strategies designed to destroy negative patterns and replace them with empowering alternatives. This can include identifying hidden beliefs or limiting beliefs, understanding the narrative that governs behavior, and creating a new story that aligns with the client's values and goals.
For example, let's consider a client who struggles with anxiety. The coach might begin by understanding the client's world view and the emotions that characterize their anxiety. The coach might then challenge the negative patterns that keep the client's anxiety levels elevated and develop an empowering alternative that helps the client manage their anxiety more effectively.
SI coaches use a seven-step framework to guide the coaching process:
- Create a space for the client to share their thoughts and feelings without judgment.
- Understand and acknowledge the client's current world view and emotions.
- Identify any negative patterns that are maintaining the client's anxiety.
- Develop a new narrative that replaces the negative patterns with more helpful beliefs and behaviors.
- Practice the new behaviors until they become habitual.
- Reconnect the client to their higher purposes and the six human needs that motivate them.
- End the coaching session by helping the client create a sense of closure and a plan for continued growth.
By following this seven-step framework, Strategic Intervention coaches can help clients achieve significant personal and professional transformations, enabling them to live their fullest, happiest lives.