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Assumption Busters: 7 Questions to Propel Your Team’s Strategic Thinking

Let's Grow Leaders

How to help your team challenge assumptions for better creativity and problem-solving In our Courageous Cultures research, 67% said their manager operates around the notion of “this is the way we’ve always done it.” It’s hard to solve a problem differently when you’re holding on to outdated assumptions.

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12 G.O.A.T. Powerful Phrases to Instantly Boost Your Communication Skills

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.” To keep the dialogue productive, he suggests planning follow-ups with, “Let’s schedule time to talk about this again and see how our solution is working.” And for the full arsenal, his book has over 300 phrases waiting for you! [01:54] ” to foster ownership and collaborative problem-solving. [12:35]

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What To Do When You’re Really Stuck

Let's Grow Leaders

When it gets that bad, the co-author of our upcoming book, David Dye , and I encourage you to start with 3 words. Tap into the energy of your prefrontal cortex– the part of your brain that problem-solves and plans. Vastly increase the odds of finding a solution. How Can I…”. Now watch what happens. Stuck sucks.

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Workplace Culture: How to Leverage Innovation No AI Bot Can Replace

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The Power of Workplace Culture in an AI Universe: A virtual conversation about Empathy and Innovation Note: This article on Workplace Culture is an excerpt from Chapter 2 of our book, Courageous Culture: How to Build Teams of Micro-Innovators, Problem Solvers, and Customer Advocates. If you’re not sure, you’re not alone.

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Help Your Team Solve the Right Problem

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When people are confronted with problems, a lot of times you get one or two reactions from managers. In this episode, David uses a real-life situation to walk through the steps of how we take responsibility for solving problems, solving the right problems, determining the best person to own the problem, and working to resolve it.

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Creativity from Constraints with Patricia Stokes

Scott Barry Kaufman

Today I’m delighted to speak with Patricia Stokes, an adjunct professor at Barnard College who studies problem solving and creativity/innovation. – Using constraints to solve the “creativity problem”. – How “the solution path defines the goal state”. – The four major constraints on creativity.

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How to Stop My Boss from Wasting My Time with Their Bad Delegation

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Focus on Proof-of-Concept If you clarify success criteria and then work hard to build a perfect solution, try a fresh approach. This response empowers your people, avoids demoralizing your team, and includes them in the problem-solving. You can save time and frustration by starting with a proof-of-concept.