How often do you try to solve a problem all by yourself?
All too often, in my case. Is it pride? Is it confidence? Or, is it just a reluctance to ask for help when help is needed?
Our problems are divisible by the number of people we get to help us.
Why not get the help we need?
I'm going to work on that. How about you?
Doug Smith
Front Range Leadership: High Performance Leadership Training
doug smith training: how to achieve your goals
What have you learned today?
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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...
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You could think of it as the ostrich effect - putting your head in the sand to avoid a danger. You can't see it anymore, you don't n...
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We're all in a hurry. Urgency is a way of life. When we're working on a problem it feels as if the faster we solve it the better. Bu...
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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...
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What looks like the root cause of a problem might have roots of its own. Keep digging. -- doug smith
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Every problem leads to an outcome. Some you want and some you definitely do not want. You're going to prefer the outcomes of the probl...
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Emotions can get in the way of solving problems. Stirring up anger, or fear is hardly ever helpful. But what if even in the toughest of situ...
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Who do you get to help you solve your problem? You, of course, that's a given. Also, people who will be impacted by any solution you try...
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Can you solve every problem? Of course not. Some problems need more time, more resources, more miracles. Sometimes the best we can do as a...
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Sometimes it's more important to be centered than to be right. -- doug smith
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