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May 14, 2008
Problem Spotters Should Be Problem Solvers
Filed under: Rant
Remember in grade school when someone--never you, of course--had a bad case of flatulence and someone would blurt out a cheesy excuse like "He who smelt it, dealt it" or "He who sensed it, commenced it"? (Apparently there are tons of these corny phrases.)
I think a parallel exists for people that spot problems. The person that points out the problem is probably best suited to solve the problem.
"We need a more more unified team."
"There's got to be a better way to build this."
"That design is awful, surely we can do better than that."
"Why can't we say it this way?"
"Are you sure we can't automate that?"
"Does it have to cost this much?"
The next time you point out problems, blurt out critiques, or offer your humble opinion, maybe you should also consider a follow up response and come up with a few solutions.
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