The document discusses how most employees lack consistent problem solving methods and tools, and recommends finding an effective problem solving method, learning how to use it, focusing on one task at a time instead of multitasking, and minimizing unnecessary information when making decisions. It suggests exploring approaches used by other organizations that incorporate positive psychology, emotional intelligence, and mindfulness.

2. Most people in the workplace
don’t have a consistent method
for solving problems.

3. Procrastination
Efficiency / Effectiveness
Biases (Recency, Ego Depletion, and many,
many more)
Trail of Evidence

4. Find, learn, and then use a consistent
problem solving method.
Could it be that easy?

5. Many employees lack a set of
tools to use as they go through
the steps of problem solving and
decision making.

6. Find some effective tools, learn
how to use them, and go to work.

8. Having access to more information
doesn’t necessarily lead to better
decisions; in fact it often results in
worse decisions.

9. Use critical thinking skills to minimize the
information you wish to analyze then
critically evaluate what you have.

10. Multitasking may save time, but it
lowers the quality of our decision
making.

11. When engaged with problem solving or
decision making, focus on a single task.

12. Explore what other firms, agencies, and
organizations are using…
 Positive Psychology,
 Emotional Intelligence, and
 Mindfulness
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