THREE APPROACHES TO PROBLEM SOLVING
As a supervisor, you will find that each day a constant variety of large and small problems will come to you from all directions. You can use one of the following three approaches in dealing with them:
You can stall or delay action through any number of often-used ploys. For example, you can bury the problem in red tape, shuffle it in a circle until it disappears, overconsult with your boss until he tells you to forget it, or simply procrastinate until (you hope) a decision is no longer necessary. Using this wishy-washy approach will doom you to failure. Not only will you lose the respect of your superiors, but you will kill the productivity of your employees. The very nature of your job forces you to become ...
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