Thinking Differently - Chris

Wow, we have gotten some different perspectives on thinking differently.  Cory and another great "lean" tool, Pam and the critical space where value is added, are both things we are doing around Paramount to think differently.  Kim wrote about the "Aha" moment and being curious, "What can you take that is ordinary from everyday life, and make it your Aha moment?"  Then Kelly helps us all to understand that it's OK to feel fear and anxiety during times of change, it can be an emotional time, even when we know it's the right thing to do.

My goal is still to get you thinking about things differently.  You haven't forgotten, have you?   I hope this weekly T cubed e-mail encourages, inspires, and re-motivates you to step outside of your normal thinking and help you to be innovative in ways only you can imagine.  Take some time each day to stop and think.  Look at things from different angles.  Ask questions of people that you don't normally ask.  Be curious like a little kid.  Don't forget, it's OK to embrace failure.

Please share this weekly communication with your group, and if you want,  I can have them added to the list and it will go to them directly.

And here we go with a few statements and questions to get your mind working......

• Don't forget about the paper clip made of chocolate....

• An optimist would say the glass is half full....everyone knows the next part...the pessimist would say the glass is half empty.  But...how about a different perspective, the glass is always full, it's just half full of water and the other half is full of air.

• How about the salesman that sees no opportunity in selling caps in this region, nobody wears caps in this region....maybe he should look from the angle that it is a glorious business opportunity to sell caps in this region, nobody has one yet.

•  If you struggle in thinking outside the box, how about just thinking inside a different box.

• "We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them." - Albert Einstein

• Think different, but don't believe everything you think.

Have a great week.