Welcome to the how of business with your host, Henry Lopez, the podcast that helps you start,

run, and grow your small business. And now, here is your host.

Welcome to the how of business. This is Henry Lopez. And on this episode, my co-host, David Begin and

I are going to discuss the importance and how to address root cause problems rather than just fixing symptoms.

And why is this crucial for the long-term success and sustainability of your small business?

It's about the difference between just fixing the symptoms versus identifying the true

root causes and solving those root causes to finally solve a problem that might be persisting

in your business. This episode is a re-release of the original episode 200. I've added some

additional content here at the start and also

have done some editing. But it's one of my favorite episodes and on a very important topic,

I think, because we're all challenged as small business owners with really solving problems

on a daily basis and understanding and needing to understand how to really solve

the real problem and not

just the symptoms of a problem in our business. To get more information about the Hawa

business, including the show notes page for this episode, and to learn more about my one-on-one

and group coaching programs, please visit the howab business.com. I also encourage you wherever you might be listening

to this episode to please subscribe so you don't miss any future episodes. So I want to share

with you five tips that I have found to be really effective to helping us as business owners

focus on solving root cause problems and not just symptoms. Number one is embracing a problem

solving mindset and culture. The mindset, of course, starts with you as the business owner,

your leadership team. But over time, if you take this approach, ideally what you develop

as a culture within your organization that strives on

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