Learn more about leadershipandmanagement with this collection
The history of fashion
The impact of fashion on society
The future of the fashion industry
And the results?
"Nine times out of 10, the solution the artist comes up with is better than the solution I had. I usually have a solution in the background, just in case, but more often than not ... through discussion, a better decision comes up than my knee-jerk reaction."
62
431 reads
MORE IDEAS ON THIS
A legendary music producer‘s way to solve problems
Rick Rubin, the former president of CBS Records, and a legendary music producer described how his problem-solving process evolved:
In the old days, I would say, "OK, here's the problem, here's how we're going to fix it, let's fix it," and we move on.
Now, I'll say, "Here'...
68
476 reads
The bottom line?
Bottom line?
You already know what you know. What you need to know is what other people know.
So describe a problem, ask for input, and then stay quiet and listen.
You never know what you might learn.
82
402 reads
It leads to empowerment and inclusiveness
By asking a question and keeping your own ideas or opinions to yourself, you accomplish two things. One, you truly give other people the opportunity to be heard. Even if you don't go with their input, still: They walk away feeling they were able to contribute, an...
73
329 reads
The status quo with leadership
When a question comes up, you jump in. Leaders are supposed to have all the answers. When a situation is unclear, you jump in. Leaders are supposed provide clarity and focus.
When you're in charge and a problem occurs, you jump in. Leaders are supposed to fix problems.
But do you alw...
67
726 reads
Rubin has a simple approach to solve problems
Rubin's approach is to simply present a problem, optimally in a sentence or two. You can too. For example:
- "We're struggling to meet ship dates. What do you think we should do differently?"
- "Our error rate is up significantly. What do you think we should do to improve quality?"...
75
382 reads
CURATED FROM
How Do Great Leaders Solve Problems? By Asking a Question, and Then Shutting Up
inc.com
6 ideas
·2.74K reads
IDEAS CURATED BY
Digital marketing at dentsu. Invested in the symbiosis of marketing, psychology, and design. Photographer at heart.
Related collections
Other curated ideas on this topic:
Tackling the skills gap
- Once a skills gap has been identified within your business, the decision has to made whether to train an existing member of staff or recruit a new one.
- Now, for many businesses struggling with the same challenge of staff shortages and budget cuts, training internal staff up to fill ...
Tiny changes make remarkable results
- Have you ever imagined what cause the drastic changes in our lives we obviously don't take any drastic bad steps with our life?
- We just snoozed the alarm one more time in the morning, we just browsed through Instagram 10mins more every single day
- These 1% changes are not eas...
The Angry Cognitions Scale (ACS)
It helps a user read a set of blood-boiling scenarios and rates how likely they are to have each of six possible reactions. It enables you to recognize unhelpful thoughts that cause a knee-jerk reaction. For example: When you are driving through a residential area, and someone backs their car...
Read & Learn
20x Faster
without
deepstash
with
deepstash
with
deepstash
Personalized microlearning
—
100+ Learning Journeys
—
Access to 200,000+ ideas
—
Access to the mobile app
—
Unlimited idea saving
—
—
Unlimited history
—
—
Unlimited listening to ideas
—
—
Downloading & offline access
—
—
Supercharge your mind with one idea per day
Enter your email and spend 1 minute every day to learn something new.
I agree to receive email updates