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the Foggy-fiers, and we call the three most common ones the Proliferation of Challenges, Coaching the Ghost, and Abstractions & Generalizations

Symptoms of Proliferation of Challenges

Have you ever made popcorn? One “pop.” Then another. Then another. And then the popping goes crazy. Problems proliferate in the same way.

Circular breathing means he can inhale through his nose while exhaling through his mouth. Try it. It feels impossible to do. But clearly not for this person.

WITHOUT A GOOD QUESTION, A GOOD ANSWER HAS NO PLACE TO GO.
Clayton Christensen

It comes tumbling out. “There’s the website project—we’ve only been going for three weeks, and we’re already a month behind. And Alberto’s acting up again, confusing ‘radio silence’ for communication.

Resist the temptation to do the work and to pick one of the many challenges as the starting point (even though, no doubt, you’ll have an opinion on which one it should be). Instead, ask something like this:
“If you had to pick one of these to focus on, which one here would be the real challenge for you

To further reassure yourself, master the last of the Seven Essential Questions—“What was most useful here for you?”—so you create a learning moment for the person and for you.

additional personal insight, and with personal insight comes increased growth and capability

Someone once said that everything tastes better with bacon.

One of your roles as a manager and a leader is to have answers. We’re just trying to slow down the rush to this role as your default behaviour.