160: The 5-Step Strategy For Solving Problems, with Michael “Coop” Cooper
Do you feel like you are playing whack-a-mole, constantly putting out fires in your organization? Are others and you clear on the real reason for most problems? In this conversation, I welcome Michael “Coop” Cooper from Innovators + Influencers to share a 5-step strategy that will help you define problems so it’s clear what to do next.
1. Describe the situation- There’s a lot of information in the situation that people don’t talk about.
- This does not have to take as long as most people think it does.
- The problem we’re trying to solve is…
- Find the simplest statement possible.
- Be aware of the thud factor and the pause.
- Involve someone else
- Will it save you time or money?
- Will it make your company/department more competitive/productive?
- Will this solution make your work or life easier in the long-run?
- Does this solution or solving this problem actually align with your company goals?
“If I were given an hour to save the world, I’d spend 59 minutes defining the problem and one minute solving it.” -Albert Einstein
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Do you feel like you are playing whack-a-mole, constantly putting out fires in your organization? Are others and you clear on the real reason for most problems? In this conversation, I welcome Michael “Coop” Cooper from Innovators + Influencers to share a 5-step strategy that will help you define problems so it’s clear what to do next.
1. Describe the situation- There’s a lot of information in the situation that people don’t talk about.
- This does not have to take as long as most people think it does.
- The problem we’re trying to solve is…
- Find the simplest statement possible.
- Be aware of the thud factor and the pause.
- Involve someone else
- Will it save you time or money?
- Will it make your company/department more competitive/productive?
- Will this solution make your work or life easier in the long-run?
- Does this solution or solving this problem actually align with your company goals?
“If I were given an hour to save the world, I’d spend 59 minutes defining the problem and one minute solving it.” -Albert Einstein
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