What looks like the root cause of a problem might have roots of its own.
Keep digging.
-- doug smith
Thursday, December 4, 2025
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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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A truly ambitious goal will give you a new problem to solve. -- doug smith
