Week Seven: Chapter 10

"Rather than expecting things to go right, successful leaders under these conditions(at The Edge) should be prepared for things to go wrong"

 This is the most impressive phrase I read in Chapter 10. In this chapter, the author focused on how to find creative solutions in difficult situation.

In the situation at The Edge, small fails which we don't care usually gives great damage. People are exhausted, mentally and physically, and in such a hard situation, small mistakes annoy them. To daunting the problems, leaders should be prepared what happen. Acknowledge the problem and show the creative solution to members. After reading chapter 10, I felt it must be difficult to find "creative solutions". However, according to chapter 10, it says:

"When a strategy fails, acknowledge it and find another one. When the obvious moves are exhausted, keep looking for new ones. Do not dismiss any idea, no matter how farfetched without thoroughly considering it. Think the unthinkable, and encourage others to do so as well. The unshakable belief that there is always another move will give you the energy to search for solutions, and creativity will give you the ability to find them."

Seeking solutions even though it fails many times. Just trying is worth doing. Creative ideas will come up from the various ideas no matter some of them are "farfetched". I want to keep it in my mind.