Are You Solving Problems or Building Problem-Solvers?
Oct 15, 2026
Someone walks into your office with a problem.
You know the answer.
Giving it takes 30 seconds.
Coaching them might take five minutes.
What do most of us do?
We answer.
And then wonder why they return with the next problem.
Don’t just solve the problem. Develop the person solving it.
Try this instead:
“What have you considered so far?”
Then listen.
You may spend five minutes today.
But you’re building someone who needs fewer answers from you tomorrow.
Coach one problem instead of solving it today.
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