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One Skill You Can Use Today to Set Yourself Apart Professionally
One piece of advice I give to young business leaders is to never ask a question that can easily be answered online.
“Let me Google that for you” is a service I have used more times than I care to admit.
This may seem harsh and lacking in empathy, but I consider it tough love. Tomorrow’s business leaders will look much different from those of today, and with the ability to find any answer with a device in our pocket, our responsibility as business leaders is shifting from providing skills and training to providing opportunities, experience and support.
Seriously, why should businesses teach employees skills when almost every skill set can easily be learned online. I even learned how to change my toilets with a helpful YouTube video.
Moreover, what will separate future business leaders from the pack is the ability to find the solutions to problems on their own.
So how do you transition from being an effective problem-finder to an effective problem-solver? Just follow these three simple steps.
1. Identify the root problem
This is where education and experience play an important role. Most individuals have an inherent ability to spot top level problems but few have the…
