It’s a bit of a modern management cliché to say, “Don’t bring problems! Bring me solutions!” I think what that means is, “Don’t just complain! Think about improving things!” It’s good to think about improvement, but sometimes (if not often!) that improvement process starts by identifying problems. In a “Kaizen” process in a team, I encourage people to bring problems forward even if they do NOT have a solution or “countermeasure” in mind. When somebody … Continue reading Bringing Me Problems is OK, We’ll Find Solutions Together