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Off to China With a Canoe and a Shovel

Creative Problem Solving Skills for Success

By Hazel-Ann La Fortune
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Martha’s business has been experiencing rapid growth over the last year. Her gross
profit topped $500K, an increase of 18%. Martha knows that her phenomenal growth is
due to the dedication and productivity of her 5 loyal employees, who have been with her
since she started her business 3 years ago.
When she hired them, Martha promised that she would increase their wages when
the business took off. They’ve all worked very hard to make the business prosper and
Martha agrees that it’s time to reward their loyalty. She plans to announce their raise at the
next board meeting.
It comes to her attention that Peter, her marketing manager, is being headhunted by
her biggest competitor, Big Corp. Big Corp is offering Peter twice the salary she’s paying
him. Even taking her planned raise in consideration, there is no way Martha can match Big
Corp’s offer. She really does not want to lose Peter, but she also has to think about her
other employees, who deserve their raise just as much as he does.

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Use journal writing as a tool to gain clarity on a problem


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The secret tool of successful business professionals is a journal! At Write to Health, LLC, we
teach people to use journal writing to gain clarity and perspective on a variety of issues,
including business challenges. Personally, I have used journal writing to:

1. identify or explore new opportunities


2. prepare for important business conversations (especially difficult ones)
3. outline business presentations, proposals, etc.
4. strategize and clarify marketing, client attraction and lead generation tactics and
messages
5. prepare for negotiations to consider all perspectives and address all issues
6. plan for business events, campaigns, launches
7. get organized
8. capture creative new business ideas
9. identify key staffing needs
10. set business growth intentions and goals

There are a variety of tools I use in my journal, for example list making, clustering, letters,
free writing and character sketches.

Often times, I discover that journal will give me the clarity to understand the true issues in a
problem as well as a fresh perspective. And, journal writing gives me confidence to handle
every business decision knowing that I have thoroughly explored all options and
perspectives in my journal first.

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