Don’t bring me PROBLEMS, bring me SOLUTIONS! | Humanizing Work Show | Mailbag

In this episode, Richard and Peter answer the question: “I was in a 1:1 with my boss and I shared a problem I was observing on the team. She reminded me of her motto: ‘don’t bring me problems, bring me solutions.’ The challenge was that I didn’t have a solution. Should I wait to share the problem until I’ve come up with a solution?”

They also get into why managers shouldn’t say this, even if their intentions are good, and what to do instead.

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[kathygreen]

I'm glad your community member brought this up. If a manager had said this to me, I would have heard "Quit whining, " or "Go away. I'm busy." There's a much better way to say, "Thanks for trusting me with this concern. Do you have some insight that might get us closer to a solution?" I thought both Peter and Richard had useful ideas.