Stop the Fire Fighting

I want to get a quick run on the blog update board with this article.

So here goes...this wont take long...

• Are you tired of having staff come to you with problems?


• Are you tired of straining your brain to find solutions for problems staff have?


• Do you want to save time in dealing with day to day problems?


• You want staff to think for themselves?


• Have you had enough of being the source of all knowledge, and being drained by the constant flood of staff knocking on your door for answers?


• Want a quick and proven answer?

Read carefully...

When a staff member comes to you with a problem say to them this.

"What 2 solutions have you got for this problem?"

Did you get that?

Here's the same thing with a slight variation. Make an announcement to your staff like the following:

"Whenever you want to present me with a problem that you have identified, you are to bring with you, no less than 2 answers that are serious solutions to the problem you've identified".

So there it is.

The greatest time saver you'll ever put in place. It'll make your life a lot easier. Your staff will learn to think for themselves and wont that be great!

Some of the benefts Managers have shared with me, as a result of having introduced this simple approach, are:

• I have more time for things I need to spend time on.


• My staff are no longer knocking down my door with problems.


• The staff are actually thinking for themselves now.


• Staff have said they have a greater level of confidence in their own decision making.

Well it's up to you now. Will you make fire fighting your occupation or will you empower your staff to think for themselves?

Give this simple technique a go and let me know how you've found it. I'm confident you'll be pleasantly surprised.