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  What are the factors that make you a good problem solver? We give a comprehensive list of about 20 items below. This is not to say you must have them all. However, every leader, problem-solver, scholar, office manager, mechanic, physician, coach, and more has more than a few of these. 1.      General intelligence. The IQ test is only a small part of this. 2.      Emotional intelligence 3.      Tolerance for ambiguity 4.      Pattern recognition 5.      Systems thinking 6.      Curiosity 7.      Family values and habits 8.      Reading by parents and independently 9.      Observational ability 10.  Excellent memory 11.  Broad knowledge 12.  Conceptual comprehension 13.  Inven...

Paths to Greatness Abraham Lincoln and George Washington, two of our greatest politicians and leaders, share many qualities, though were vastly different in personality, temperament, and background. What makes one great seem to have quite a number of osculations, while others aspects seem relatively unimportant. We look at only a few. Touch Points. Both were surveyors in their younger days. This illustrates a considerable facility with basic math. Both were presidents, often ranked #1 and #2 for their impact and excellence. Both prosecuted long and costly wars for the higher social goals of political and social liberation. Both took terrific risks to achieve their goals, Washington as a battlefield commander; Lincoln as a commander in chief. Both wars are landmarks of American history. Both dealt successfully with conspiring subordinates seeking power, militarily and politically. Both understood fully the importance of the political nature of war as the sister ...