Muness Alrubaie: Weinberg Gets Down to the Problem at AYE

Muness Alrubaie recently blogged about his experience at
the Amplifying Your Effectiveness conference (Nov. 2007),
hosted by Jerry Weinberg and others. Muness highlights
Jerry's process of problem analysis:

"At AYE 2007, I had the pleasure of meeting Jerry in
person. Something that I was not aware of was his
remarkable skill at helping others. Instead of answering a
request for advice directly, he'd delve into the details,
applying something like the 5 Whys. Within minutes, he
would hone in on a rule that the person had imposed on
themselves that was at the root of the problem. After
expressing the problematic rule, he'd help them relax the
rule into guidelines. Several people who've spent more time
with him have echoed my gut feel that they too found this
ability to help others rare and invaluable."

Read the full post on Mundane Essays:
http://muness.blogspot.com/2008/01/managers-and-rules.html

Read more about Jerry Weinberg:
http://www.jerryweinberg.com