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Creative Problem Solving.

Essential Skills For Leaders:

A strong leader must have the capacity

and skills to anticipate, identify, solve,

prevent, and learn from problems that

occurs in the work environment.

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Creative problem- solving skills

require positive processes that

incorporate strong communication

skills, respect for all parties

involved, and innovative

approaches.

• When problems are viewed as "opportunities," the benefits for both leaders and team members can be highly positive.

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When problems arises in organization.

What does a leader do with those

problems?

A leader can either react to problems

and the resulting change or look ahead

and visualize the future with creative

problem solving.

Effective leaders anticipate change and learn how to facilitate and manage it.

A leader does not have to wait until problems come to. Good leaders know to seek solutions before the problems land on the doorstep.

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Qualities of good problem solvers

• Anticipate problems: Problems are inevitable

and good leaders anticipate those. Have a positive

attitude but plan for the worst.

• Accept the truth: Denying problems only

prolongs the agony. Be willing to look at the

issues honestly, accept responsibility, and move

forward.

• See the big picture: Have a vision of

the future and be able to see where the

organization can be in 5 or 10 years.

• Handle one problem at a time: Eat the

big one bite at a time.

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Problem-Solving Tactics

Of Great Leaders

1. Communicate transparently.

• When there's a problem, it's important that

everyone feel & able to express their

concerns and opinions freely.

• Effective leaders facilitate open dialogue

and work for accountability from the entire

team.

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2. Break down silos.

• Workplace problems frequently arise from

organizational boundaries. Breaking

down those barriers will create a more

open culture and decrease competition —

which, in turn, lessen office problems.

• A great leader acts on it.

3. Foster an open-minded culture.

• In the end, "problem solving is about

people working together to make the

organization and the people it

serves better."

• To accomplish that, the leader's

responsibility.

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4. Always have a plan of action.

• Successful leaders are experienced

problem-solvers. When trouble hits, they

know from past encounters how to work

with the right people & resources to reach

a solution.

• The worst way to approach an issue is

without an underlying strategy. "Take

enough time to step back and assess the

situation,“.

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