You’ve just returned from a lengthy lunch with Aunt Nellie, who just had to tell you that she didn’t like the fact that her dividend check was smaller last month than the month before and why aren’t you promoting her favorite nephew. After all it’s only a matter of time before he’s ready to take over the company. Fortunately, you were blessed with that subtle filter which prevented you from telling her to go ahead and let him take over (it’s been a real bad month and the stockholder meeting coming up is not the sunshine moment you’ve been looking forward to.) Not five minutes after sitting down and swallowing a handful of antacids with an aspirin chaser, your administrative assistant comes in with the news that the personnel issue in the Widget unit has just reared its ugly head – AGAIN. Once more the subtle filter kicks in immediately. You successfully resist the urge to show your assistant just how fluent you are in swear and cuss. But you can’t help wondering why the problem has returned.
One thing to understand when trying to resolve problems is that there may be obstacles which prevent you from accurately identifying the root cause of the problem. Without that vital information, you tend to implement solutions that are only temporary in nature. If you truly want to resolve a problem permanently, consider utilizing the services and skills of a problem solving consultant. That consultant can work to find the root causes of the problems you’re experiencing. Once the real issues have been correctly identified, the consultant will work with you to develop and implement realistic and practical solutions so the problem won’t keep rearing its ugly head. Using the skills of the problem solving consultant will go a long way to reducing your stress level, as well as the stress within the entire organization. Think about it.