CFU: Problems and Solution

What is the scientific definition of a problem ?

• Difficult situations regarded as unwelcome or harmful and needing to be dealt with and overcome.

• situations that cannot be handled and cause mental stress

• Gap between current situation and desired situation

• Issues that are in everyone's life

this attitude will cause problems at work because

• Decision should aways be in consultation and after brainstorming with the team

• There will no be pool of ideas to choose from

• No team involvement resulting in dissatisfaction and feeling of being left out

• all of the above

What are the types of work problems?

• -people problem

  -tasks problem

  -resources problems

• -irritation

  -stress

  -Jealousy

• -personal problems leading to inefficiency at work

• -unstable mental health and welbeing

Problems should be viewed as

• Part of life

• Time to get back at others

• Problems

• Opportunities

5 steps to solving problems are

• 1.Identify problem

  2.find the root cause

  3. Brainstorm options

  4. Choose the best option

  5. Implement and evaluate

• 1.find the root cause

  2. Identify the problem

  3. Evaluate

  4. Find options

  5. Implement

• 1. Find options

  2. Evaluate the problem

  3.find root cause

  4. Implement

  5 evaluate

SWOT is an acronym for

• strength

  weakness

  threat

  Opportunity

• Strength

  opportunity

  weakness

  threat

• strength

  weakness

  opportunity

  threat

• strength

  weakness

  opportunity

  thankx

You should approach a problem

• Calmly & persistently

• with all your might

• tactfully and manipulatively

• indifferently

A new member has joined your team and you hear the team gossiping about her. What will you do?

• Go and introduce yourself to the new member of the team and start badmouthing your team

• Join your team to gossip about the new member

• Do nothing.Go away to your cubical and start working

• none of the above

Your team mates discusses a pitch with you and then steals your idea and presents it as her's. This is happened previously also. what will you do?

• Confront her during the presentation and accuse her of stealing your idea

• Ask her questions related to the idea to show it is yours which may or may not work

• Speak to your manager and cry and never ever think of ideas

• Confront her in presence of the manager, presenting evidence to prove that it was your idea.

You are always happy to take up other's workload whenever they need any help or are on leave. When it is your turn to take leave, no one steps forward to take up your workload for a few days. What will you do?

• Politely decline taking additional workload of your teammates in future

• Break all ties with your team and do not speak to them

• Complain to the TL about the team demanding that someone should be instructed to take up your workload while you are on leave

• Give them the benefit of doubt and continue to help the team