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Work On Your Game: Business Strategy & Execution

Work On Your Game: Business Strategy & Execution

Stop Fixing Symptoms: Diagnose the Real Problem [3790]

Work On Your Game: Business Strategy & Execution · Sep 29, 2026 · 21:10

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Working harder on the wrong problem keeps the real constraint in place. A weak diagnosis can waste time, money, and effort even when the solution is executed well.

I explain why people treat symptoms instead of causes, why the obvious explanation deserves scrutiny, and how repeatedly asking why can reveal the root issue. Find the right problem before committing more resources to the fix.

Show Notes:

[03:12] Point 1: People Treat Symptoms Instead Of Causes

[03:29] Personal story: Looking beyond recurring sinus symptoms

[09:13] Point 2: The Obvious Problem Is Rarely The Real One

[10:25] Asking why: Getting beneath the first explanation

[13:25] Coaching question: Initiating an uncomfortable conversation

[15:29] Point 3: A Better Diagnosis Changes Everything

[19:05] Less work: Letting go of tasks that are not helping

[19:48] Recap

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