Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Find the Answers That Work
Have you given up on finding all the answers?
The good news is, you do not need to find all the answers. They will change, anyway. Centered, creative problem solvers forces on answers that work. Answers that bring you closer to your goals. Answers that get out of their own way and lead to progress, not more problems.
Creative problems solvers don't need all the answers -- just the ones that work.
-- Doug Smith
Wednesday, August 24, 2016
Go For Transformational Solutions
If a problem is threatening to put you, your team, or your organization in danger, it cannot be ignored. Average solutions won't help. Easy answers won't be enough. The toughest problems, the ones that could put you out of business, require transformational solutions.
Combinations of clarity, courage, creativity, and compassion when you are developing ideas and working your problem lead to transformational solutions - the ones that change the nature of the game and put the problem -- not you -- out of business.
-- Doug Smith
Tuesday, August 23, 2016
Your Problems Aren't Hiding
You know what they are. They've been bothering you. They're getting tough to ignore, so don't. Roll up your figurative and literal sleeves and get busy. Solve the problems in front of you.
-- Doug Smith
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Obvious solutions are great, except that they seldom work. The chances are that the solution that first occurs to you has already been tri...
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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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A problem is a dynamic in search of a dance. -- doug smith
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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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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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It's harder to solve a problem alone when you are at the center of the problem. Get another perspective. Stay open to your own part of t...
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We need to agree on the problem before we can agree on the solution. -- doug smith


