Mark Deavall

MD of Merit Business Institute | Management Coach of 3000+ managers

Problems Become Opportunities Become Solutions

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In the daily work of management and leadership, it’s easy to get stuck in “what’s wrong?” Complaints, blame, and frustration can dominate conversations. Great leaders, however, steer their teams toward something more productive: solutions.

A solution-oriented mindset changes problems into possibilities and then on to solutions. Instead of stopping at, “This won’t work,” solution-driven managers ask, “What will work?” This mindset change invites creativity, teamwork, and ownership.

Effective managers know they don’t have all the answers. But what they need to do is ask the right questions:
“What are our options?”
“Is there a different approach we can try?”
“What resources do we need to move forward?”

When managers show this mindset, they build confident teams and a culture of innovation and problem solving. Teams feel empowered when they know their input matters—and empowered teams are the real drivers of progress.

Mark Deavall

Co-written with AI

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