Different day, same problems? Why it’s a bad idea to rush into solutions for tricky work issues

By Poornika Ananth, Assistant Professor in Strategy and Organisations, School of Management, University of Bath

Regardless of how you spent the final days of summer, the return to work can mean coming face to face once again with any sticky problems you pushed aside previously. Now though, they’re looming and demanding fresh solutions.

This may be a good time to try something different. Whatever the nature of the problems that come with your job – production or staffing issues, a difficult product launch or disgruntled customers – instead of focusing all your efforts on coming up with solutions, it may be helpful to spend some time understanding the problems better.

As Albert Einstein…

Read complete article

~	What are ShinyHunters, the hackers that attacked Google? Should we all be worried?

~	Iran: Authorities unleash wave of oppression after hostilities with Israel

~	Japan: Cambodian Authorities Harass Exiled Dissidents

~	Australia Should Halt Plan to Deport Refugees, Migrants to Nauru

~	Iran: Authorities Unleash Wave of Oppression After Hostilities with Israel

~	China’s WWII anniversary parade rekindles cross-strait battle over war narrative − and fears in Taiwan of future conflict

~	Here’s what we know – and don’t know – about using IVF sperm donors from overseas

~	Underuse of migrants’ skills is costing us billions. Discrimination often starts at the job interview

~	Some unis are moving away from in-person lectures. Here’s why that’s not such a bad thing

~	YouTube’s AI editing scandal reveals how reality can be manipulated without our consent