Thursday, March 02, 2006

Tips To Problem Solving

What follows is information I gleaned from a book written by Phil Pringle. I thought I would share it with you this day. The items are basic guidelines in problem solving.


  • Gather all of the information that you can.
  • Gather all of the people involved and discuss.
  • Communicate with everyone involved. The greater the problem, the greater the need for communication. Things are better solved in the light.
  • Create faith that the problem can be solved. Fostering a 'can-do' attitude helps.
  • Keep a cool head and disciplined tongue. Do not let emotions rule the day. Remember to have a "warm heart and a cool head." Do not get these two things turned around. Anger solves nothing.
  • Listen and hear all sides of a problem before reaching any conclusions. Do not be in a rush to solve anything. Hasty decisions are generally bad ones.
  • Stay humble, arrogance creates more problems.
  • Gain counsel and advice from experts.


Taking heed to this advice will help you in life. You will find yourself changing in a positive way. "Transform the atmosphere of your environment" - Dean Sweetman

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I do not always agree on this approach, especially when people are lacking urgency, it needs more somethimes than being humble, a degree of assertivity will in most cases bring you further. And "no emotions" are mainly management words.