The Solution Path: A Step-By-Step Guide to Turning Your Workplace Problems Into Opportunities [Paperback]

Tasos Sioukas (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 2, 2003

Problem solving is one of the most valuable skills for managers, supervisors, and executives. In The Solution Path, Tasos Sioukas combines practical techniques and tools with spirituality, life skills, and an emphasis on relationships and teams. He presents proven methods that enable readers to take action and create solutions. Unlike other books on the subject that leave readers thirsty for inspiration, Sioukas inspires readers to capitalize on positive thinking and their own creative abilities. He assists readers to understand themselves and others so that they can build effective problem-solving teams and enables them to use facilitation, a set of techniques that help team members maximize their time together. The Solution Path supports readers in taking action on a specific challenge. It provides a step-by-step path to solutions, which begins by visualizing ideal outcomes and using creativity exercises to generate as many ideas as possible, continues with synthesizing the ideas into the best workable solution, and ends with designing an action plan to make the solution a reality. The Solution Path maximizes the collective genius of teams while achieving buy-in and commitment for lasting organizational change.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"The Solution Path will help you solve 'real world' problems in the workplace in a practical way. Tasos Sioukas's book is a must-read if you want to discover and implement innovative solutions to problems and solve them for good!"
— Richard Chang, CEO, Richard Chang Associates, Inc., and author, The Passion Plan at Work, and coauthor, Performance Scorecards

"The Solution Path will help all of us improve the way we deal with our organizational challenges."
— Johan Roos, director, Imagination Lab Foundation, Switzerland

"Any manager who wants to lead employees toward innovation and solutions will find that Tasos has brought together all the best practices of group work in a refreshing, easy-to-understand package. He integrates the elements of success with a deep appreciation for the spiritual side of this kind of work."
— Kathleen S. Whiteside, partner, Performance International

"After leading problem-solving sessions for decades, I was confident in my approach. The Solution Path has challenged me to reexamine my work by posing challenging questions and offering new tools. This book provides important insights for everyone engaged in any improvement effort."
— Ingrid Bens, author, Facilitating With Ease

From the Back Cover

"A must-read if you want to discover and implement innovative solutions to problems and solve for good."
—Richard Chang, author of The Passion Plan

Your Team Manual for Creating Solutions

In this novel, innovative approach to problem solving in the workplace, Tasos Sioukas presents practical solution-finding methods with an emphasis on positive thinking, relationships, teamwork, and creativity. Sioukas shows how to put fear aside, involve team members, and create opportunities by combining proven methods from many different fields with spiritual principles. The tools and exercises provided in The Solution Path will help readers develop their ability to create and implement innovative solutions.

Praise for The Solution Path

"The Solution Path will help all of us improve the way we deal with our organizational challenges."
–Johan Roos, director, Imagination Lab Foundation, Switzerland

"Any manager who wants to lead employees toward innovation and solutions will find that Tasos has brought together all the best practices of group work in a refreshing, easy-to-understand package. He integrates the elements of success with a deep appreciation for the spiritual side of this kind of work."
–Kathleen S. Whiteside, partner, Performance International

"After leading problem-solving sessions for decades, I was confident in my approach. The Solution Path has challenged me to reexamine my work by posing challenging questions and offering new tools. This book provides important insights for everyone engaged in any improvement effort."
–Ingrid Bens, author, Facilitating With Ease

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Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass; 1 edition (October 2, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0787962759
• ISBN-13: 978-0787962753
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #577,350 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A step-by-step guide to common workplace problems, February 5, 2005

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This review is from: The Solution Path: A Step-By-Step Guide to Turning Your Workplace Problems Into Opportunities (Paperback)

Positive thinking, teamwork, relationship-building and creativity are all ideals of the workplace; but just how to problem workplaces become turned around so these ideals can be fostered and encouraged to develop? Turn to Tasos Sioukas' The Solution Path: A Step-By-Step Guide to Turning Your Workplace Problems Into Opportunities for insights into just how: chapters provide a step-by-step guide to common workplace problems which may be viewed as opportunities for positive change. A `vision statement' is advocated throughout the process.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for improving relationships at the workplace!, January 29, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: The Solution Path: A Step-By-Step Guide to Turning Your Workplace Problems Into Opportunities (Paperback)

This book has done wonders for me. I was having a very difficult time with my boss and after having read the book my relationship with him changed 180 degrees! Not only do I no longer take his actions personally, but I have acquired very effective skills in communicating with him that have produced win-win results for the two of us. I highly recommend THE SOLUTION PATH

5.0 out of 5 stars An operations director from Los Angeles, December 17, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: The Solution Path: A Step-By-Step Guide to Turning Your Workplace Problems Into Opportunities (Paperback)

A user-friendly, must-have manual

The Solution Path offers a concise manual on identifying and resolving problems that arise in the workplace and everyday life. The book offers a unique approach to problem solving by presenting practical methods with an emphasis on positive thinking, teamwork, and creativity.

I find the organization of the book extremely helpful. Each chapter includes real-life cases as well as several easy to use exercises that provide readers the opportunity to work on their problems.

Another unique feature of the book is its emphasis on facilitation and teamwork. The Solution Path showed me how to use facilitation and capitalize on the power of my team at every step of the problem solving process. As a result, my team members not only generate many more ideas but also combine them into solutions that are feasible and easier to implement. Facilitation also enabled us to resolve employee conflicts within the team environment. Some of these conflicts were due to personality traits. By utilizing the personality test and exercises, we have started to value our innate personality differences, which resulted in a higher level of productivity.

In addition, unlike other books written on the subject, the author offers spiritual principles that fuel readers with optimism. Readers are inspired to tap into their higher power, view the world as a place filled with abundance rather than scarcity of resources, and approach all their problems in a positive, action-oriented manner. By applying these principles, it almost feels that there are no problems but only solutions.

I would highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to maximize managerial skills. The Solution Path is a must-have reference source that I will utilize again and again in my professional and personal life.