📝 Creating the Space to Work the Problem

I have been watching the Seal Team. One of the key phrases used by the team leader, Jason Hayes, is ‘work the problem’. This relates to going beyond intuition to focus on the situation at hand.

Leaders must “work the problem” through proper and thorough procedures. Specifically, they should:

1. Define the problem
2. Determine goals/objectives
3. Generate an array of alternative solutions
4. Evaluate the possible consequences of each solution
5. Use this analysis to choose one or more courses of action
6. Plan the implementation
7. Implement with full commitment
8. Adapt as needed based on incoming data

It is interesting to watch the show and think about the problems that can be broken down and those outside of the sphere of control. Makes me wonder about whether working the problem relates to the space at hand or the space created.