It’s the moment of truth. Will you let your idea sit on the whiteboard–taunting you for days and weeks to come until you eventually erase it from existence? Or will you pick up your warrior gear and turn your creative problem-solving ideas into reality? You’ve met the explorer, the artist, and the judge. Now it’s time […]
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How to keep your judge from sabotaging your business.
No matter your industry, you are in business to solve a problem. To be successful, it’s important to have a creative problem solving approach. That approach includes four roles: the explorer, the artist, the judge, and the warrior. For most business professionals, the role of the judge is familiar territory. It’s also an area primed […]
How the artist keeps your business from failing.
Are you still looking for the secret to avoiding failure? Sorry, there still isn’t any magic formula, but there is more to the creative problem solving approach. Are you ready? This series looks at the four roles of creative problem solving: explorer, artist, judge, and warrior. I discovered these roles in the book A Kick […]
How being an explorer keeps your business from failing.
That’s a lie. There’s nothing that will keep failure away from business. As a matter of fact, failure needs to be a part of your business or you’re not growing. The truth: The one person business owner chooses a difficult journey. It’s the nature of trying something new, going out on your own, failing and […]
How are you measuring success?
The ultimate actionable strategy for business and personal growth is powerful questioning. Before you map out that elaborate plan for success, ask yourself: If you look back at the prior 12 months (or 12 years), would you consider your life and business successful? By default, most businesses measure success by profit and growth. Fair enough. […]