Keep Leading

Every problem is a leadership problem.

-- doug smith

 

Why Resist?

There's no reason to resist problem solving. Solving problems makes things better.

-- doug smith

 

Is This Too Obvious?

 

It's possible for something to be so obvious that it's completely missed. I've missed this one a few times, how about you?

Bigger problems have more than one cause.

Solving one cause when many are in play probably just complicates the causes that remain.

Dig deeper. Get to the center. Solve more.

-- doug smith

Involve Your Team

Solving problems is a great way to engage your team.

-- doug smith

 

Remove the Barriers

Even when we focus on the goal we must still identify and remove the barriers to that goal.

-- doug smith

The Start

Finding the solution to a problem is just the start. Influencing people to implement the solution is its own puzzle.

-- doug smith

 

Be a Bit Presumptuous

It's presumptuous to think that the solution to a problem would last forever. What does?

-- doug smith

You Have Everything You Need

Is scarcity causing you a problem?

There are people and places in the world lacking exactly what they need. How about you.

What if you are not really lacking? What if you actually have everything that you need? What if whatever you have is exactly enough?

Let go of the expectation. Grab the moment. It's enough.

It's hard to see scarcity as a problem when you have all you need.

-- doug smith

Conflict and Problem Solving

Are you troubled by conflict? Does your problem seem even more broken because of a dispute?

Sort it through. See it through. Find your own contribution and sort out the rest.

Conflict is a complication in a problem, not a conclusion.

-- doug smith

Test Your Perceptions

Have you ever been surprised by a problem that isn't what you thought it was? Have you ever been sure that you were correct only to later discover that you weren't?

Question and test your perceptions. Things might not be the way you think.

-- doug smith

Unwind

Unwind your problems before they unwind you.

-- doug smith

Call It Within Your Ability

Calling a problem too complicated to solve does not solve it.

Centered problem solvers stay positive and focused. Break that problem down into understandable and manageable pieces. You might have to solve it bit, by, bit.

-- doug smith

Keep Digging

There is always more than one answer to eve your toughest problem.

-- doug smith

Go For The Win

Whenever I start to solve a problem, but stop, it causes me concern. Why would I do that? Where is the follow-thru? 

The follow-thru is with you, but only when you drive it. Move it. Feel it. Keep the energy going.

Starting work on a problem without following thru leads to frustration. If you're going to begin, go for the win.

-- doug smith

Different

New problems resist old solutions.

-- doug smith

What Did You Do?

When analyzing a problem be sure to identify your risk and actions in the cause.

-- doug smith