#564 Why Slowing Down Makes You Better at Solving Problems

About this episode

Helen discusses the benefits of slowing down to improve problem-solving skills.

Are you a fix-it-fast problem solver? In this Squiggly Shortcut, Helen makes the case for slowing down before you jump to solutions. 🎯 What You'll Learn – Why surface-level fixes create ping pong problems that just keep coming back – How to use two simple questions "why is this a problem?" and "why is this an issue?" to get to the cause – How to turn your answers into better, more targeted solutions rather than sticking plasters – Why solving problems as a team (rather than solo) means people are more bought into what comes next 📚 Resources Mentioned Squiggly Careers Skills Sprint Increasing Your Impact: https://www.amazingif.com/squigglysprints/ For questions about Squiggly Careers or to share feedback, please email: helenandsarah@squigglycareers.com Need some more squiggly career support? 1. Download our free career tools: https://www.amazingif.com/toolkit/ 2. Sign up for our Skills Sprints: https://www.amazingif.com/squigglysprints/ 3. Sign up for our Squiggly Careers Newsletter, a weekly summary of the latest squiggly career tools: https://bit.ly/squigglynewsletter_pod 4. Order our new book Learn Like a Lobster: https://www.amazingif.com/books/ Learn more about your ad…

People in this episode

Host: Helen

Topics covered

• problem solving
• teamwork
• slowing down
• root cause analysis
• career development

Keywords

• problem solving
• teamwork
• root cause
• career tools
• squiggly careers

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Squiggly Careers, Amazing If, Squiggly Careers Newsletter

Products: Learn Like a Lobster

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