The illness not the symptom

The front right tyre needs replacing again. This is the 8th time in as many months.

Curt has just been expelled from his fourth school.

Macclesfield United are now into double figures for managerial replacements this season.

At what point does someone step back and say:

“Ok, what’s the real problem here?”

I think in order to arrive at this problem solving attitude there needs to be a dash of caring, a dollop of awareness and a sprinkle of wanting to make a difference.

The minimum effort worker isn’t curious about what’s causing the leak they just want to replace the pot and be done with the task.

The savvy individual realises they are expending a lot of effort treating the symptom and a small bit of brainstorming could lead to figuring out the illness.

Then finally in order to make change one needs to be committed otherwise all the roadblocks and obstacles that inevitably arise when you disturb the status quo will wear you down.