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How to Be Awesome at Your Job

460: The Fastest Way to Solve Complex Challenges with David Komlos

How to Be Awesome at Your Job

How to be Awesome at Your Job

Education, Selfhelp, Thinking, Business, Mental Health, Mockaitis, Collaboration, Career, Speaking, Skills, Meaning, Decisions, Self-improvement, Wins, Health & Fitness, Interview, Fun, Success, Money, Sharpening, Development, Careers, Writing, Training, Winning

4.5 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 5 July 2019

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

David Komlos teaches ways to dramatically shorten the process of solving your organization’s most complex challenges.   You'll Learn: The 3 types of challenges and how to approach them The 10-step process to tackle challenges faster and more effectively How to structure a problem-solving meetings to get the best results   About David: David Komlos, CEO of Syntegrity, is an entrepreneur, early-stage investor and speaker who has helped change the way many global leaders approach their top challenges. From Fortune 100 transformation to international aid, content creation in sports and entertainment to improving access to life-saving products, David advises top leaders and enterprises on how to dramatically accelerate solutions and execution on their defining challenges. He frequently speaks on topics related to complexity, fast problem-solving and mobilization, and scaling talent. He lives with his family in Toronto. David’s Book: “Cracking Complexity: The Breakthrough Formula for Solving Just About Anything Fast”  David’s website: Website: CrackingComplexity.com   Resources Mentioned in the Show: Tool: Cynefin framework Tool: Requisite variety Book: “Crossing the Chasm: Marketing and Selling High-Tech Products to Mainstream Customers” by Geoffrey A. Moore Book: “Good to Great” by Jim Collins   Thank You Sponsors! The Simple Habit meditation app has offers has enriching variety for everyone. The first 50 listeners to sign up at SimpleHabit.com/Awesome get 30% off premium subscriptions. ZipRecruiter is the smartest way to hire. You can try them for free at Ziprecruiter.com/HTBA   View transcript, show notes, and links at http://AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep460 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0

Welcome to the How to Be Awesome at Your Job Podcast, the show where brilliant professionals share how to sharpen the universal skills required to flourish at work.

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Enjoy more career fun, wins, meaning, and money.

0:14.0

With your host, Pete McKitis.

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Hello, and thanks for joining us here for episode

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460 with David Comos.

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David is talking about approaches for problem solving,

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particularly the real tricky extra complex challenges.

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You'll learn one, the three types of challenges that exist and how to approach them.

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2. The 10-step process to tackle challenges faster and more effectively.

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And 3. How to structure a problem-solving meeting that gets the best results.

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So if you want to check out the show notes or the transcript or the problem solving meeting that gets the best results.

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