Big strategic problems are paralyzing. Everything connects to everything. Pull one thread and three more unravel. Nobody knows where to start.
That's where I come in.
The method
I break every problem into small, clear, sequenced steps. Not because the problem is simple. It's not. But because clarity creates momentum.
- Name the real problem. Not the symptom. The upstream thing.
- Find the first domino. Which decision unlocks the rest?
- Sequence the rest. What depends on what?
- Make each step small enough to do this week.
Why it works
People don't freeze because they're incapable. They freeze because the problem feels infinite. Make it finite and they move.
The feedback I get most
"He breaks big messes into small, clear steps."
I'll take it. That's the whole job some days. See the mess. Find the sequence. Make the first step obvious.
Then take it.