Your entire success as a person and a leader is determined by your ability to solve problems effectively and well. Whatever or whoever you think you are,or whatever title is written on your business card, your real job is problem solver. All day long,in different situations, you solve problems.
Great minds don't react to problems with anger or frustration, they look upon themselves as the essential defining skill area of their work. As a potential millionaire or billionaire, your job is to become extremely effective at solving problems that are brought to you whether large or small.
Remember, you are a knowledge worker,you work with your mind. Your productivity can only be measured by your results, by what you actually accomplish. And what stands BTW you and those results is always a problem or a roadblock of some kind.
The aim here is o show you the way and means of handling and solving problems. There is a systematic way of problem solving that can work in almost every place and organization. It is easy to learn and apply,and it is incredibly effective in helping you overcome obstacles and achieve your goals.
First,define your problem clearly in writing. Remember that a goal unachieved is merely a problem unsolved. The more clearly you define your problem, the more likely it is that you will find an answer or solution.
Second,once you have defined your problem clearly,ask "what else is the problem??" Never be satisfied with a single definition of a problem.continually expand your definition of the problem and you will expand your view of all the different ways it can be solved.
Third,restate the problem to make it easier to solve. If you settle settle for a quick definition of the problem,it could lead you down the wrong path to solving the problem and wasting time and resources for no purpose.
Fourth,determine all the possible causes of the problem. Ask the hardest questions and be ready to accept the very worst scenario. Get your ego out of the way.
Fifth,determine all the possible solutions to this problem. Then force yourself to ask " what else is the solution"??for there is no problem with one solution. Creativity, brainstorming and flexibility are keys to discovering all possible solutions.
Sixth,once you have done a thorough and complete analysis of the problem and laid out all possible causes and possible solutions, make a decision! Any decision is usually better than no decision at all.
Seventh, once you have made a decision, become responsible for your decision.Get ready to carry out each part of your decision. Decision without action is so so useless!!!
Eight,set a deadline,and always right down the progress of things.any vision or thing without a deadline is vague.
Ninth,implement your plan, " A weak solution vigorously carried out is usually better than an excellent solution weakly implemented.
Tenth,Check and review later to see if the solution was successful. If you do not get your expected result, implement your plan B which is another of the solutions written down previously. A plan B should always be on board.
The great and richest men in the world are decisive. They make decisions and they move ahead to implement those decisions. Average men avoid making decisions. They are too afraid of making a mistake.
Developing the quality of decisiveness, in combination with your problem solving ability, is the key to performing at your very best!!!!
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