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Secrets of Power Problem Solving SECRETS of POWER PROBLEM SOLVING by Roger Dawson Copyright © 2011 by Roger Dawson All rights reserved under the Pan-American and International Copyright Conventions. This book may not be reproduced, in whole or in part, in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system now known or hereafter invented, without written permission from the publisher, The Career Press. SECRETS OF POWER PROBLEM SOLVING EDITED BY KATHRYN HENCHES TYPESET BY EILEEN MUNSON Cover design by Jeff Piasky Printed in the U.S.A. To order this title, please call toll-free 1-800-CAREER-1 (NJ and Canada: 201- 848-0310) to order using VISA or MasterCard, or for further information on books from Career Press. The Career Press, Inc. 220 West Parkway, Unit 12 Pompton Plains, NJ 07444 www.careerpress.com Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Dawson, Roger, 1940-Secrets of power problem solving / by Roger Dawson. p. cm. Includes index. ISBN 978-1-60163152-7 -- ISBN 978-1-60163-674-4 (ebook) 1. Decision making. 2. Problem solving. I. Title. HD30.23.D3737 2011 153.4’3--dc22 2011003529 To my beautiful wife, Gisela, who brought love back into my life. To all the attendees of my seminars, readers of my books, and listeners to my audio programs who shared their problem solving stories with me. To my three astounding children: Julia, Dwight, and John. And to my grandchildren: Astrid and Thomas. Contents Section One Types of Problems Chapter 1: There Are Only Two Types of Problems Chapter 2: Solving People Problems Chapter 3: Solving Money Problems Section Two Problem Solving Tools Chapter 4: The Simplest Solution Is the Most Likely Chapter 5: The Five Whys of Problem Solving Chapter 6: Don’t Let Anger Exacerbate Your Problem Chapter 7: Let Your Principles Guide You Chapter 8: Does the Problem Deserve a Solution? Chapter 9: Is the Problem Real or Imagined? Chapter 10: What Happens if You Do Nothing? Chapter 11: Is the Problem Really Unique? Section Three Questions to Ask Before You Solve a Problem Chapter 12: Difficulty Defining the Problem Chapter 13: Don’t Solve Problems Too Quickly Chapter 14: Don’t Solve Problems Too Slowly Chapter 15: How Quickly Should You Choose? Chapter 16: If the Horse Drops Dead, Get Off Fast Chapter 17: Don’t Bang Your Head Against Concrete Principles Section Four Intuitive Problem Solving Chapter 18: Do You Have a Golden Gut? Chapter 19: Is Intuitive Problem Solving Obsolete? Chapter 20: How Chunking Improves Your Intuition Chapter 21: Intuition or Rapid Reasoning? Chapter 22: Improving Intuition With Right-Brained Thinking Chapter 23: Controlling the Left and Right Sides of the Brain Chapter 24: Moving Away From the Problem Chapter 25: Finding New Answers With Creative Thinking Section Five Logical Problem Solving Chapter 26: Go or No-Go Decisions Chapter 27: Choosing Between Two Ways to Solve a Problem Chapter 28: Handicapping Critical Decisions Section Six Gathering Information Chapter 29: Gathering Information Is the Key to Good Problem Solving Chapter 30: Information Drift Section Seven Brainstorming Chapter 31: Should You Brainstorm or Not? Chapter 32: The Advantages of Brainstorming Chapter 33: Structured Brainstorming Section Eight What Makes You a Great Problem Solver? Chapter 34: Traits of Great Problem Solvers Index About the Author Section One Types of Problems If you only have a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail. —Abraham Maslow Ten months a year, I travel the country and a good part of the world, conducting seminars for corporations and associations. This means that I’ve had a unique opportunity to sit and talk to some of the most successful people in the company. Whenever my schedule permits, I like to have dinner the night before with the president of the company, or the top performer in the association for which I’ll be speaking. It’s a great opportunity to pick their brains about what made them so successful. As the topic of problem solving became more and more fascinating to me, I started asking successful businesspeople how they solved problems. How do they go about it in their company? What process do they use? What I found out was fascinating. Almost nobody has a process for solving problems. I saw people who had built empires, and were respected by everyone in their industry, and people who could commit millions of dollars to a project and not lose a moment’s sleep over it—even they did not seem to know how to solve problems. A typical response was “A problem comes up, we kick it around, and, if it feels right, we make a move.” Isn’t that interesting? How much better could they be at what they do, if they just got a little bit better at problem solving? There is a better way, and the starting point is to change the way you think about problem solving. To become a better problem solver you have to stop focusing on the problem itself, and concentrate on the problem-solving process. With a problem-solving process on which you can rely, you will have the confidence that you’re making the right choice, every time. You may never do the right thing every time, but if you’ll learn the simple techniques in this book, you’ll be making the right choice all the time. In Section One, we’ll talk about the two major types of problems and how to solve them. Later, I’ll teach you the specific steps to great problem solving.

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Types of problems -- There are only two types of problems -- Solving people problems -- Solving money problems -- Problem solving tools -- The simplest solution is the most likely -- The five whys of problem solving -- Don't let anger exacerbate your problem -- Let you principles be your guide -- Do
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