What if we just ignored a problem? What if we just denied that it existed?
Some people would rather "reframe" it and not call it a problem at all. I have had several bosses who preferred to call problems "opportunities". They didn't fool anyone because a problem is still a problem. We may have the opportunity to succeed, but only if we solve the problem.
Denying that problems exist invites them to worsen and grow.
We don't want that do we?
What's the fear? Let's call problems what they are: problems; and get about the exciting business of solving them.
-- Douglas Brent Smith
http://frontrangeleadership.com
-
Highly structured? Wildly improvised? Harmonic, or distorted? Fast or slow? Analytics help, but there's nothing quite like a touch of t...
-
The mastery of problem solving begins with the mastery of self. -- doug smith
-
Whenever I find a way to embrace joy some part of a problem fades away. -- doug smith
-
Do you try to do everything on your own? If you're part of a team, and especially if you are leading a team, it goes better by collabora...
-
Sometimes it's more important to be centered than to be right. -- doug smith
-
Things change. Problems deepen. Solving a persistent problem might require us to let go of what has fixed it in the past. -- doug smith
-
A truly ambitious goal will give you a new problem to solve. -- doug smith
-
Have you ever held onto a problem just because you couldn't find the perfect solution, an elegant, efficient, bruise-free choice? Tha...
-
It's the system. Or maybe it's the process. It might not be you at all. It might not be your team at all. Personal problems come fro...
-
Problems bring pain. Maybe it's physical, or emotional, or logistical-- as long as the problem is there, so is that pain. When we solv...
No comments:
Post a Comment