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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Blame can feel good, but it does not solve a problem. And to someone, that blame feels terrible. We don't need to blame anyone for the...
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Centered problem solvers collaborate. When we involve other people we get better ideas, more cooperation, and more lasting solutions. Solv...
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Sometimes a problem can feel like a wall. Here's my approach to that wall today... What's your approach to those walls that st...
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A problem is a dynamic in search of a dance. -- doug smith
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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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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...
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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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When does centered problem solving begin? How do you start as a centered problem solver? We begin to solve our problems the moment we ta...
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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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What happens when you jump to conclusions? I know that I've jumped to many conclusions and usually didn't like where those leaps t...


