The Healthy Leaders Podcast

#021 The Problem Solving Process

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On todays podcast, we share a useful outline to help you work through and solve problems. Below are a few books and resources we believe will be valuable tools for you!

Here are some points to follow:

  1. Try to identify your biggest pain. The place where you’re stuck and you maybe could go under if you don’t get unstuck.
  • Try to solve it yourself.
  • Bring it to a trusted group with different "SEE" levels.
  • Gather information:
    1. Ask questions
  • Sometimes it stops here
  • I didn’t think I was qualified. As I listened, sometimes leaders were clogged and needed help sorting. Once they got unclogged, they often could solve their own problems. I learned this phenomenon when I was building houses. Listening to the person talk to themself.
  • During the whole process stay inside the question.
  • Beware of the guy with one answer.
  • Look at examples. You're trying to gather as much information from outside sources as you can.
    1. Your own experiences
  • The Bible
  • Case studies
  • Kingdom metrics: The people in the room. The people not in the room.
  • List many solutions. 
    1. Break it down into many parts
  • Like rebuilding an engine.
  • More than one solution to choose from is better.
  • Choose the best ones
  • Write a plan Proverbs 21:5
    1. If it’s complex, who does what by when?
  • Commit to moving forward.
    1. Set small goals and timelines.

    Resources:

    https://rightquestion.org

    BOOK:  Change Your Questions : Change Your Life - Marilee Adams

    BOOK: A More Beautiful Question - Warren Burger

     

    For more, please visit www.healthy-leaders.org

     

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