Posts tagged Solutions

Need to solve a problem quickly - Sprint!

Many executives wish they could get their organisations to make decisions faster and get things done faster. Wishing they could get people to work together and make critical decisions to get projects completed. In many organisations, it is hard to get teams to move faster, but there are ways to get teams to decide faster and act faster.

We have a one day process called Solve Your Impossible Problem (SYIP), so I was fascinated to read this book. What’s different and when should we use the Sprint process?

Business Problems, Gary PeacockGary Peacock27 August 2018Sprint, Problem Solving, Deadlines, SolutionsComment

3 ways to reframe your problem for a successful solution

Many companies don't struggle with solving problems, but they do struggle with what is the problem. Across 17 countries, Thomas Wedell-Wedellsborg surveyed 106 C-suite executives from 91 private and public sector companies. 85% of executives said their companies were bad at diagnosing problems and 87% agreed this incurred significant costs. Most managers tend to leap straight into searching for solutions, without checking they deeply understand the problem.

Gary Peacock, Business ProblemsGary Peacock3 November 2017Problem Solving, Framing, Reframing, Solutions, PerspectiveComment