My Quick Thoughts: I normally do not pick business related books; but this book’s central idea appealed to me and I decided to give it a go. And I was inspired, pleasantly surprised at how engaging and humorous the narrative was, and came away richer with the reading experience than expected.

The book’s premise is as it states in its tagline: to solve your toughest problems, change the problems; or to reframe(rephrase) it: to find better and varied solutions, ask better and different questions. This book walks readers through reframing techniques in an easy to understand, approachable way that will change how all of us tackle problems in work, and in life.

In short, this is a book for everybody who has a problem to solve… (so, everybody!)

Source: Review copy from Netgalley

Like so many self-help style books, this takes the idea that "you already know what to do" and refines it down farther: why bother solving a problem if you don't know if that is the right problem to solve?

Problem solving often falls into a trap of justifying one specific solution. In What's Your Problem? you learn a better method -- how to reframe and find innovative solutions to make better decisions. The clear examples, straightforward diagrams, and simple steps will help you succeed at reframing. There are also strategies for working with resistant teams and bringing them onboard. Figure out how to making decisions among reframing options. And along the way, tips for creating a reframing problem solving habit. Recommended for its simple and approachable method to innovative problem solving.

WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM? by Thomas Wedell-Wedellsborg is an intriguing text from Harvard Business Review Press in which the author argues that "to solve your toughest problems, change the problems you solve." In my initial review of the text, I felt that his suggestions regarding reframing and overcoming resistance were worth exploring. He uses numerous diagrams and bullet-pointed texts to outline key points. However, access to this text through NetGalley has expired about six weeks before its publication date so I am not able review as thoroughly as I would like and am giving it a neutral rating of three stars.

Everybody who deals with problems at work and in life should read this book. That’s the simplest way to say it. This means that every human being will benefit by getting hold of ideas in this wonderful piece of business literature.

The book focuses on the concept of reframing. Most of the time we focus on getting the solutions to every bit of problem we encounter. However, we rarely stop and think if we had the right problems in the first place. This book explains in an intelligent, witty, and many times funny kind of way the importance of reframing our problem before we even delve in solutions.

I found the examples here really interesting. Sometimes I notice myself in awe with several realizations. Many times I laugh with not so expected punch line here and there.

I really enjoyed the ideas and the way this book is written. I learned a lot made me realize a lot of things.