Explore Problems That Stumped the Mentor
Describe a New Problem to the Mentor
When you play Stump the Mentor, you're not just getting into a win-win situation. It's like rooting for the 1927 Yankees. No -- it's even more of a sure thing than that. It's like rooting for the sun to rise! There is just no way you're gonna lose.
In Stump the Mentor, you can:
The chances are pretty immense that at least one of the Mentor's suggestions will help you deal more successfully with a vexing job problem.
But even if you succeed in Stumping the Mentor, even if you Utterly Baffle the Mentor, there is no cause for alarm. On the contrary. Stumping the Mentor is a good thing. It literally turns your problem into an opportunity -- the opportunity to draw on the collective workplace wisdom of your fellow Hard@Workers. And that, my friends, is one impressive collection of wisdom.
Playing Stump the Mentor is guaranteed to help in at least this one crucial way: while you still may have an extremely challenging situation on your hands, at least you won't be dealing with it alone.
1. Click on your problem. If it's not listed here, tell the Mentor to get right on it. (The following is just a sample. We'll be listing new categories in the weeks ahead.)
Dealing With Performance Problems
2. Check out the answer. If it helps -- hey, that's what we're here for.
3. If you Stump the Mentor, the game gets even better. (If you really wanna know the truth, at Hard@Work, we like fresh questions even better than ready-made answers.) Tell us more about your problem , and give your fellow Hard@Workers a chance to work their magic. Then re-visit your Stumper in a day or two -- you'll find insights and advice from people who've been where you are now.
So -- take your troubles off your back and plow them into your keyboard. You've got nothing to lose but the furrow in your brow.