Leading a Problem-Solving Organization

Course Abstract

A Summary of what we’re trying to accomplish in this course.

Course Reading

Part 1

Selecting High Return Problems

Problems are good. The challenge is selecting the right ones to work on and ensuring you organize your time accordingly.

Part 2

Problem Solving Toolkit

Once you’ve selected the highest-impact problems, it’s time to assemble the right team and adopt a fact-based problem-solving methodology to lead them.

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Part 3

The Criticality of Culture

A lot of people talk about culture, but it’s hard to pin down specific, actionable steps that leaders can deploy to build a problem-solving organization. The final part of the course proposes five key areas and specific implementing actions for each.