Does your personal agenda ever get in the way of solving a problem?
To my surprise, I've discovered that sometimes it does for me. Sometimes I'm so focused on achieving another goal that I lose track of the problem in front of me. My goal might be to reach a certain sales number, for instance, while losing track of building the relationship with the one person in front of me (sales or not!).
When we can suspend our personal agendas and see the true goal in the moment, it is much easier to center ourselves and prepare for true problem solving. What is the best solution? What do we all want and need in the situation? What is our best path forward?
Centered problem solvers let go of their personal agenda when it gets in the way.
I'm working on that these days. How about you?
-- Doug Smith
What have you learned today?
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If you work long enough you'll notice something that will give you a strong perspective. Every year there is a new problem that is capa...
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When we are off center it impacts our results. Our solutions will seem 0ff-center as long as we are. Let's start by centering ourselves....
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The decisions you make during problem solving are as important as the solutions you develop, even if they do not lead to solutions. Decision...
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Leaders and others strain under the weight of not knowing. The tension of transition that is uncertain can feel unbearable. We want answers....
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A problem is a dynamic in search of a dance. -- doug smith
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It's the inner workings where the problems are the most persistent. It takes longer to dig deeper. Dig deeper. -- doug smith
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It isn't possible or necessary to solve every problem. Focus on the problem in front of you. Solving that first problem builds momentum ...
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