Seven Steps To Effective Problem Solving
Introduction
Problem solving can often feel like a daunting task and all of us regularly have to solve problems in our daily lives. I know in my own personal life solving problems and choosing the right course of action can be quite overwhelming even when there are no outside interfering influences. But just as there is in my life I am sure there is in yours, others in your family or your friends can be a big influence when you attempt to solve your problems. Sometimes this influence can be positive and sometimes this influence can be negative. Whatever type the input, outside influences just make the problem solving efforts harder to implement.
I spent some time recently reviewing an article on the UOP website titled ?Seven Steps Outlined for Effective Problem-Solving? and it outlines a technique which I find can be very helpful in solving many problems that may come your way. (www.bizjournals.com, 2000) The seven steps are: Identify the issues, understand everyone?s interests, list the possible solutions, evaluate the options, select an option or options, document the agreements, agree on contingencies monitoring and evaluation. I will look at and explain
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