<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[A Life in Libraries]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[cbecker53]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com/author/cbecker53/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Solve Every Problem!]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>The post <a title="solve every problem" href="http://quickbase.intuit.com/blog/2014/11/21/4-easy-steps-to-solving-every-problem-in-the-workplace/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+QuickBase+%28The+Fast+Track+-+Tools+to+get+the+job+done%2C+fast.%29" target="_blank">4 Easy Steps to Solving Every Problem in the Workplace</a> resonated with me when I first read it. Then I set it aside, and just found it again today.  And again, it resonates! The article is not specific to libraries, but a library IS a workplace.  I think it works at home, too.  What are those simple steps? I&#8217;m glad you asked!</p>
<p>Ask these 4 questions:</p>
<ul>
<li>What is the problem?</li>
<li>What have you done to solve the problem?</li>
<li>In trying to solve the problem, what have you learned about it?</li>
<li>What&#8217;s your action list?</li>
</ul>
<p>But to better understand this works, read the whole post and the examples of the process in action.</p>
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