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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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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Problems are complicated. We need to think clearly about them, to analyze their causes. We also need to act quickly because, oddly or not, s...
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A truly ambitious goal will give you a new problem to solve. -- doug smith
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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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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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The problem is sometimes the need for a new goal. When the goal is not working, despite your best efforts, you can check to make sure that...
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We can push really hard on hard problems and not get anywhere. The problem may be too fixed to get fixed. It may be too tough to push over. ...
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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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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...


