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problem solving

Strategic Planning, a simplified template

2020-01-29
By: Darren
On: January 29, 2020
In: Leadership and Decision Making
With: 0 Comments

Strategic Planning need not be a complicated process with a template that drives effective use of planning tools.Read More →

Big Lake Election

Top eleven ways to lose a referendum election

2019-09-20
By: Darren
On: September 20, 2019
In: Darren’s Musings, Leadership and Decision Making
With: 0 Comments

Top eleven ways to loose a referendum electionRead More →

Decision Making

Leadership Situational Awareness

2019-08-03
By: Darren
On: August 3, 2019
In: Leadership and Decision Making
With: 0 Comments

Situational awareness is the nexus that informs effective planning and decision making processes.  Understanding the key   constituent elements of situational awareness can take a leaders game to a more advanced level.Read More →

Being a Leader

Being a Leader (and an Ass)

2019-02-02
By: Darren
On: February 2, 2019
In: Leadership and Decision Making, Soldier's Stories
With: 0 Comments

Leadership through Tough Love? Sometimes when in a leadership position you find yourself preserving your sanity by being an Ass. I’m not sure it’s always a good thing, but sometimes it’s not bad. Soldiers come and go from platoons. On one occasion while leading a platoon in the 82d AirborneRead More →

Accidental Leader

The Accidental Leader in us all

2018-05-24
By: Darren
On: May 24, 2018
In: Leadership and Decision Making
With: 1 Comment

Informal leaders influence the workplace in ways we fail to understand at to our detriment. Find the accidental leader and leverage their influence. Read More →

Tactical vs strategic problem solving

Tactical verses Strategic Problem Solving (example II)

2018-05-23
By: Darren
On: May 23, 2018
In: Leadership and Decision Making
With: 51 Comments

Tactical verses Strategic Problem Solving Sometimes we address Strategic Problems with Tactical solutions and wonder why they fail in the long run.  This causes us to question our decision making and problem solving processes, as it should.  This example may help orient one to consider addressing root problems rather thanRead More →

Tactical Vs Strategic

Tactical vs. Strategic Problem Solving (example I)

2018-05-13
By: Darren
On: May 13, 2018
In: Leadership and Decision Making
With: 0 Comments

Shift your thinking Problem identification is perhaps the most critical step of any Problem Solving Process.  Get it wrong and regardless of your analysis and how well you execute your solution, you may still be confronted with the same issue after all the effort.  To help identify the problem (and thereforeRead More →

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