Sunday, June 05, 2011

Focusing on Solutions

When a problem arises, focusing on the solution is of primary importance. It is important to understand at this stage that the CAUSE and SOLUTION may be different, and focusing on the cause may delay coming up with the relevant solution, hence causing further problems due to not being able to direct focus energy, attention and time on the solution. This can be seen in many cases when human error occurs. Most focus on who/what/why, rather than how do we solve this problem.
Once the problem is successfully solved, one can direct attention to how to prevent it from happening in the future. Here, positive actions and suggestions are by far more effective than criticism, punishment and negative behavior.