We all get stuck sometimes. And it doesn't help that we solve problems the same way over and over again.

In this episode, executive coach Michael Wenderoth offers a hack to get us out of that rut: "What would so-and-so do"? Pick someone who is very different from you. A quick 5 minute brainstorm can generate a diversity of ideas!

Michael Wenderoth is an Executive Coach who focuses on building power, navigating politics and managing up. Using research-based methods, he helps executives rethink their assumptions about power and authenticity to become more effective at work.

In addition to his global coaching practice, Michael lectures on leadership at IE Business School (Spain), coaches in executive education at Stanford Business School, and spent more than 20 years in senior roles in high growth companies in China, the U.S. and Europe.

He holds an MBA from Stanford Business School, a BA from Carleton College, and has published in Harvard Business Review (HBR), HBR Ascend and Forbes.  Website and Bio.

Resources:
Michael's Forbes article about constraints