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The Mindset of a Problem-Finder
- zeynel1 17y agoMore information on how the design defect in the Citicorp building was fixed: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citigroup_Center#Engineering_crisis_of_1978 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citigroup_Center#Engineering_cr... Original New Yorker article: http://www.duke.edu/~hpgavin/ce131/citicorp1.htm http://www.duke.edu/~hpgavin/ce131/citicorp1.htm
- wallflower 17y agoAn important factor that I remember when we went over this in Engineering Ethics: The Citigroup executive vice president was a trained engineer. "Reed was well equipped to understand the problem. He had an engineering background, and he had been involved in the design and construction of Citicorp Center"
- fuzzythinker 17y agoBesides the Intellectual Curiosity, Systemic Thinking, and Healthy Paranoia, I got the 2 more traits of a successful leader/problem solver: * Be Proactive - "Never wait for problems to come, seek them out and embrace them. Successful leaders do not see problems as threats; they see them as an opportunity to learn and improve." * Acknowldege personal fallibility - "Effective problem-finders acknowledge their personal fallibility, rather than cultivating an aura of invincibility." Me: This probably is most helpful if you have people around you that complements you in your fallible side.