1. The problem situation at hand must be clear and well understood. 2. _Talk about a problem situation and acknowledge the child's feelings. 3. Jackie Ward, president and chief executive officer of Computer Generation, addresses problem situations immediately. 4. Let us assume that we evaluate solutions in a specific problem situation using several criteria. 5. Such groups were formed at DuPont on an ad hoc basis to attack problem situations . 6. Key to this methodology is its ability to establish, quickly, unusual perspectives of a problem situation . 7. The only prohibition . . . was to avoid problem situations such as pursuing married women. 8. In the first place, solicit your manager's input when you see problem situations on the horizon. 9. He'll expose an animal to problem situations , then elicit " happy moods, " usually with food. 10. This research team developed a new way of tackling problem situations faced by managers Soft Systems Methodology.