Comments on: (taming wicked) PROBLEMS https://tamingwickedproblems.com/taming-wicked-problems/ Grappling with MESSY problems at work, in relationships, and in our lives, that CANNOT be solved yet MUST be confronted. Mon, 06 Oct 2014 18:48:56 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 By: Johanna Budler https://tamingwickedproblems.com/taming-wicked-problems/#comment-93 Mon, 06 Oct 2014 18:48:56 +0000 http://tamingwickedproblems.com/?p=226#comment-93 (taming wicked) PROBLEMS
Summary:
Pope Francis is worrying about the problems of the world: world peace, the people of his faith, corrupt Catholic leaders, etc.
We are worrying about our personal problems: our job, our finances, our health, our relationships.
We worry about the past, the future, the what ifs.
Some of our problems are important, some of them aren’t, some of them are even imaginary
We are worrying about problems
All life is problem solving
Problem solving calls us into action
“…the way we can make a difference for good in our lives, in the lives of others, at work, in our communities, and in our nation, is by finding and dealing successfully with important problems…”

Our problems must be confronted, identified, and viewed honestly. There is no evasion in problem solving.

Adding Value:
Pope Francis may be battling big, serious, complicated, messy problems but all managers and leaders have problems to worry about. The important thing to realize is that many of these managers and leaders don’t know how to begin problem solving. They need to first be able to understand the difference in the problems that they face, i.e tame versus wicked, before they can begin confronting the problem. All life is problem solving, there is no getting around problems or running away. As future managers and leaders we need to be prepared to solve, or at least try to solve, the problems of our organizations. Only then can we be efficient and effective members of the work force.

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